The Lord Chesham | |
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Master of the Buckhounds | |
In office 1 November 1900 – 1901 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | The Earl of Coventry |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Burlington House, London | 13 December 1850
Died | 9 November 1907 near Daventry, Northamptonshire | (aged 56)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham Henrietta Frances Lascelles |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1870–1907 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Unit | Imperial Yeomanry Coldstream Guards 10th Royal Hussars 16th Lancers |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War |
Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham, KCB, PC, DL (13 December 1850 – 9 November 1907), styled The Honourable Charles Cavendish between 1863 and 1882, was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician. He served as the last Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Salisbury from 1900 to 1901.[1]