Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire

His Grace
The Duke of Devonshire
KG MC PC DL
Portrait by Allan Warren
Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations
In office
6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded byThe Lord Alport
Succeeded byCledwyn Hughes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
In office
28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Preceded byRichard Thompson
Succeeded byJohn Tilney
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
26 November 1950 – 11 November 1999
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 10th Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish

2 January 1920
London, England
Died3 May 2004(2004-05-03) (aged 84)
Chatsworth, Derbyshire
Political partyNational Liberal (1940s)
Conservative (1950–82)
SDP (1982–88)
'Continuing' SDP (1988–90)
None (1990–2001)
UKIP[1] (2001–04)
Spouse
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(m. 1941)​
Children7, including Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Sophia Topley
Parent(s)Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, KG, MC, PC, DL (2 January 1920 – 3 May 2004), styled Lord Andrew Cavendish until 1944 and Marquess of Hartington from 1944 to 1950, was a British peer and politician. He was a minister in the government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (his uncle by marriage), and is also known for opening Chatsworth House to the public.

  1. ^ Johnson, Frank (19 June 2004). "Notebook". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 April 2011. [...] the three dukes among Ukip's patrons – Somerset, Rutland and the late Devonshire, as well as the Earl of Bradford and Lord Neidpath, heir to the earldom of Wemyss [...]