Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
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 Conservative and later Social Democratic Party politician. He was a minister in the government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (his uncle by marriage), but is best known for opening Chatsworth House to the public. His sister-in-law was Kathleen Kennedy, sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and U.S. senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
The Duke of Devonshire KG MC PC DL | |
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Portrait by Allan Warren | |
| Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
| In office 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | The Lord Alport |
| Succeeded by | Cledwyn Hughes |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
| In office 28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Richard Thompson |
| Succeeded by | John Tilney |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 26 November 1950 – 11 November 1999 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 10th Duke of Devonshire |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish 2 January 1920 London, England |
| Died | 3 May 2004 (aged 84) Chatsworth, Derbyshire |
| Political party | National Liberal (1940s) Conservative (1950–82) SDP (1982–88) 'Continuing' SDP (1988–90) None (1990–2001) UKIP (2001–04) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7, including Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Sophia Topley |
| Parent(s) | Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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