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| | Devonshire, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of, Marquess Of Hartington, Earl Of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish Of Hardwick ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Eldest son of William Cavendish, the 3rd Duke (16981755), he was elected to the House of Commons in 1741 and 1747, and in 1751 he moved to the House of Lords, as Lord Cavendish of Hardwick, in his father's barony. |
 | | The Conservative English political leader the marquess of Salisbury served three times as prime minister of Great Britain (188586, 188692, 18951902) and four times as foreign secretary (1878, 188586, 188692, 18951900). |
 | | (17841860), British statesman, born in Edinburgh, Scotland; prime minister (185255); his government involved Great Britain in the Crimean War against Russia (185356); although he was ill-informed by British generals in the war, Aberdeen was constitutionally responsible for their mistakes, and resigned Jan. 29, 1855; as foreign secretary in Sir Robert Peel's second... |
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