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Lady Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan GBE (née Cavendish; 28 July 1900 – 21 May 1966) was an English socialite and the third daughter of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, and Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. She was married to Harold Macmillan from 1920 until her death.
- Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish, 28 July 1900
- British
- 4
- Former spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1957–1963)
Feb 23, 1994 · The prime minister was Harold Macmillan; his wife was Lady Dorothy, rooted by birth in the English aristocracy, and her lover was Bob Boothby, later ennobled by Macmillan as Baron...
Macmillan married Lady Dorothy Cavendish, the daughter of the 9th Duke of Devonshire, on 21 April 1920. Her great-uncle was Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, who was leader of the Liberal Party in the 1870s, and a close colleague of William Ewart Gladstone, Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Salisbury.
- Anthony Eden
- Conservative
- 1914–1920
Dec 29, 2016 · His wife Dorothy carried on a lifelong affair with Tory backbencher Robert Boothby – an open secret in political and journalistic circles.
LONDON, May 21 Lady Dorothy Macmillan, wife of former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, died today at Birch Grove House, the family home in Sussex. Her age was 65. View Full Article in...
In April 1920, Harold Macmillan married Lady Dorothy Cavendish, who belonged to a respected British royal family from Devonshire. Dorothy started an affair with ‘Conservative’ politician Robert Boothby.
Dec 17, 2017 · Macmillan, who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963, was married to Lady Dorothy Cavendish, a titled socialite who did indeed embark on a lengthy affair with Conservative politician...
