EDWARD CAVENDISH, 10TH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE
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'Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire', KG, MBE (May 6 1895 – November 26 1950), known as 'Marquess of Hartington' (1908–1938), was the head of the Devonshire branch of the Cavendish family. He was the owner of Chatsworth House, and one of the largest private landowners in both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. He was also Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire from 1923 to 1938 and a minister in Winston Churchill's wartime government.
He was Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1938 until 1950. He was a freemason and was Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England from 1947 to 1950.
The Duke's sister Lady Dorothy was married to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
In 1917 he married Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil. They had five children:
★ William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (1917–1944), killed in action in World War II. Married to Kathleen Kennedy, sister of John F. Kennedy.
★ Lord Andrew Cavendish (1920–2004), later Marquess of Hartington (1944–1950) and Duke of Devonshire, married to Deborah Mitford.
★ Lady Mary Cavendish (November 6 1922 – November 17 1922)
★ Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Alice Cavendish (b. 24 April 1926)
★ Lady Anne Evelyn Beatrice Cavendish (b. 6 November 1927), married Michael Lambert Tree
On 26 November 1950, he suffered a heart attack and died in Eastbourne in the presence of his general practitioner, John Bodkin Adams, the suspected serial killer.[1] Despite the fact that the duke had not seen a doctor in the 14 days before his death, the coroner was not notified as he should have been. Adams signed the death certificate stating that the Duke died of natural causes. 13 days earlier, Mrs Edith Morrell — another patient of Adams — had also died. Adams was tried in 1957 for her murder but controversially acquitted. Home Office pathologist Francis Camps linked Adams to 163 suspicious deaths in total, which would make him a precursor to Harold Shipman.
The Duke's surprise death meant that his estate had to pay 80% death duties, which would have been avoided if he has lived a few months longer. This led to the transfer of Hardwick Hall to the National Trust, and the sale of many of the Devonshire's accumulated assets, including tens of thousands of acres of land, and many works of art and rare books.
1. Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
★ thePeerage.com
★ John Bodkin Adams
★ Gertrude Hullett
★ Edith Alice Morrell
'Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire', KG, MBE (May 6 1895 – November 26 1950), known as 'Marquess of Hartington' (1908–1938), was the head of the Devonshire branch of the Cavendish family. He was the owner of Chatsworth House, and one of the largest private landowners in both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. He was also Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire from 1923 to 1938 and a minister in Winston Churchill's wartime government.
He was Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1938 until 1950. He was a freemason and was Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England from 1947 to 1950.
The Duke's sister Lady Dorothy was married to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
In 1917 he married Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil. They had five children:
★ William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (1917–1944), killed in action in World War II. Married to Kathleen Kennedy, sister of John F. Kennedy.
★ Lord Andrew Cavendish (1920–2004), later Marquess of Hartington (1944–1950) and Duke of Devonshire, married to Deborah Mitford.
★ Lady Mary Cavendish (November 6 1922 – November 17 1922)
★ Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Alice Cavendish (b. 24 April 1926)
★ Lady Anne Evelyn Beatrice Cavendish (b. 6 November 1927), married Michael Lambert Tree
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Death
On 26 November 1950, he suffered a heart attack and died in Eastbourne in the presence of his general practitioner, John Bodkin Adams, the suspected serial killer.[1] Despite the fact that the duke had not seen a doctor in the 14 days before his death, the coroner was not notified as he should have been. Adams signed the death certificate stating that the Duke died of natural causes. 13 days earlier, Mrs Edith Morrell — another patient of Adams — had also died. Adams was tried in 1957 for her murder but controversially acquitted. Home Office pathologist Francis Camps linked Adams to 163 suspicious deaths in total, which would make him a precursor to Harold Shipman.
The Duke's surprise death meant that his estate had to pay 80% death duties, which would have been avoided if he has lived a few months longer. This led to the transfer of Hardwick Hall to the National Trust, and the sale of many of the Devonshire's accumulated assets, including tens of thousands of acres of land, and many works of art and rare books.
Reference
1. Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
★ thePeerage.com
See also
★ John Bodkin Adams
★ Gertrude Hullett
★ Edith Alice Morrell
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