George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington


The Earl of Burlington
1st Earl of Burlington
Lord Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington
Born31 March 1754
Died9 May 1834 (aged 80)[1][2]
Burlington House, London, England[3]
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
Lady Elizabeth Compton
(m. 1782)
IssueWilliam Cavendish
George Cavendish
Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish
Lady Anne Cavendish
The Hon. Henry Cavendish
Elizabeth Cavendish
Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham
Lady Caroline Cavendish
Frederick Cavendish
Charlotte Cavendish
ParentsWilliam Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
Charlotte Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford

George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (31 March 1754 – 9 May 1834), styled Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was a British nobleman and politician. He built Burlington Arcade.

  1. ^ Lodge, Edmund (1867). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing. Hurst and Blackett. p. 179. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ Debrett's Genealogical Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. William Pickering. 1847. p. 114. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Death of the Earl of Burlington". The Waterford Mail. 14 May 1834. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2018.