Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
The Duke of Devonshire | |
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Cavendish in 1938 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 6 May 1938 – 26 November 1950 | |
| Preceded by | The 9th Duke of Devonshire |
| Succeeded by | The 11th Duke of Devonshire |
| Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | |
| In office 1936–1940 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VIII George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Douglas Hacking, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Shakespeare |
| Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma | |
| In office 1940–1943 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Hugh O'Neill, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Munster |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 1943–1945 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Harold Macmillan |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Creech Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward William Spencer Cavendish 6 May 1895 Mayfair, London |
| Died | 26 November 1950 (aged 55) Eastbourne |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (6 May 1895 – 26 November 1950), known as the Marquess of Hartington from 1908 to 1938, was a British politician. He was the head of the Devonshire branch of the House of Cavendish. He had careers with the army and in politics and was a senior freemason. His sudden death, apparently of a heart attack at the age of fifty-five, occurred in the presence of the physician and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams.