Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness

The Lord Cavendish of Furness
Official portrait, 2018
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
14 September 1990 – 22 April 1993
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byThe Baroness Blatch
Succeeded byThe Viscount Astor
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
6 June 1990 – 1 January 2021
Personal details
Born
Richard Hugh Cavendish

(1941-11-02) 2 November 1941 (age 83)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseGrania Caulfeild
RelationsCavendish family
Children1 son, 2 daughters
Residence(s)Holker Hall, Cumbria
Alma materEton College

Richard Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness FRSA DL (born 2 November 1941), is a British Conservative politician and landowner.

Lord Cavendish owns Holker Hall and its 17,000 acre estate overlooking Morecambe Bay in Cumbria. The property became part of this branch of the Cavendish family's inheritance via his grandfather, Lord Richard Cavendish CB.