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Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC, JP, FRS [1] (31 May 1868 – 6 May 1938), known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada . A member of the Cavendish family, he was educated at Eton College and the University of Cambridge.
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Jan 14, 2008 · Last Edited March 29, 2019. Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Governor General of Canada (1916–21) and politician (born 31 May 1868 in London, United Kingdom; died 6 May 1938 in Derbyshire, United Kingdom). Devonshire took a strong interest in the development of Canadian agriculture and established the Duke of ...
Victor died in 1932 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward Cavendish. The 9th Duke of Devonshire was a keen politician and MP from 1891. For a time, he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Governor-General of Canada. Victor married Lady Evelyn Fitzmaurice, daughter of the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne.
Meet the Devonshire family. From Bess of Hardwick to the present Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, meet the family. There have been 16 generations of the Devonshire family, spanning more than 500 years. View the family tree and click on a portrait to find out more about each family member, or use the links below.
On 12 April 1925 the duke suffered a paralytic stroke that changed him, in the words of his biographer, “from a calm, impassive, and patient man into at best a querulous, morose invalid and at worst a ferocious bully.” Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, died at his Chatsworth estate in May 1938. Robert Craig Brown
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- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16
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Canada History. When appointed to Canada, the eleventh Governor General, Victor Christian William Cavendish, was the 9th Duke of Devonshire, having succeeded to the title in 1908 on he death of his uncle. He was born on May 31st, 1868, the son of Lord Edward Cavendish, he became known as England's richest peer and largest landowner.
