Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
(1868-1938), Politician, Governor-General of CanadaSitter in 17 portraits
Cavendish entered Parliament as a Liberal Unionist MP in 1891, where he was the youngest member of the House of Commons. He remained there until 1908, when his uncle's death made him Duke of Devonshire and raised him to the House of Lords. In 1916, Cavendish was appointed to a five-year term as Governor General of Canada. As one of the biggest landowners in England, he was particularly interested in Canadian agriculture, and he was considered a wise and dignified Governor. On his return to England, he served briefly as Secretary of State for the Colonies. Cavendish was the father-in-law of prime minister Harold Macmillan.
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, before 1893
NPG 3562
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by William Rothenstein
pencil, 1916
NPG 4775
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 5 November 1897
NPG x9239
by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 30 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41043
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by Bassano Ltd, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, early 1900s
NPG x193806
'The Seven "Unionist" Whips, House of Commons 1902'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1902
NPG x135302
'The Seven "Unionist" Whips, House of Commons 1902'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1902
NPG x135303
'The Seven "Unionist" Whips of the House of Commons'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1902
NPG x135304
'The Seven "Unionist" Whips, House of Commons 1902'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1902
NPG x135305
'The Seven "Unionist" Whips, House of Commons 1902'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1902
NPG x135306
'The Council of the "National Union" on the Terrace of the House of Commons'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 31 July 1903
NPG x135318
9th Duke of Devonshire with his youngest children
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, September 1919
NPG x198455
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1923
NPG x167120
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1923
NPG x167121
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire ('Statesmen. No. 651.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 9 May 1895
NPG D44750
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink, 1926
NPG D18343
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
by Lafayette
photogravure, 1897
NPG x75724
Related People
- Lord Edward Cavendish (father)
- Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish (uncle)
- Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish (brother)
- William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (grandfather)
- Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (uncle)
- Evelyn Emily Mary Cavendish (née Petty-Fitzmaurice), Duchess of Devonshire (wife)
- Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (son)
- Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (grandson)
- Lady Louisa Caroline Egerton (née Cavendish) (aunt)
- William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (grandson)
- Lady Caroline Georgiana Lascelles (née Howard) (grandmother)
- William Saunders Sebright Lascelles (grandfather)
- Maurice Victor Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden (grandson)
- Lady Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan (née Cavendish) (daughter)
- Anne Montagu (née Lady Cavendish), Countess of Sandwich (daughter)
- Rachel (née Cavendish), Viscountess Stuart of Findhorn (daughter)
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