William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

The Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
1737–1744
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byThe Duke of Dorset
Succeeded byThe Earl of Chesterfield
Lord Steward
In office
1733–1737
MonarchGeorge II
In office
1744–1749
MonarchGeorge II
Lord Privy Seal
In office
1731–1733
MonarchGeorge II
Succeeded byThe Viscount Lonsdale
Personal details
Born26 September 1698
Died5 December 1755
NationalityBritish
SpouseCatherine Hoskins
Children7 (including William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Lord John Cavendish, and Lord Frederick Cavendish)
Parent(s)William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
Rachel Russell
Quartered coat of arms of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (26 September 1698 – 5 December 1755) was a British nobleman and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1729 when he inherited the Dukedom.