CHESHAM 163 his 71st year, at 19 Grosvenor Sq., Midx. Will pr. 23 Jan. 1864, under
- {^40,ooo. His widow, who was k 22 Dec. 1792, d. at the Hoo, Welwyn,
Herts, 14 Dec. 1866, aged nearly 74. Will pr. 1 5 Feb. 1877, under ^^7,000. II. 1863. 2. William George (Cavendish), Baron Chesham, only s. and h., l>. 29 Oct. 18 15; ed. at Eton; an officer in the loth IJght Dragoons 1833-40; M.P. (Liberal) for Peterborough 1847-52, and for Bucks 1857-63. Pres. of the Royal Agric. Soc. 1876. He m., 24 July 1849, at Kensington Church, Henrietta Frances, da. of the Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles (yr. s. of Henry, 2nd Earl OF Harewood), by Caroline Georgiana, da. of George (Howard), 6th Earl OF Carlisle. He ^. 26 June 1882, at Latimers, aged 66. Will pr. 15 Dec. 1882, at ;^i05,76i. His widow, who was ^. Feb. 1830, d'. 21 May 1884, at 17 Grosvenor Str., Midx. Will pr. 17 July 1884, above ;^ 4,000. III. 1882. 3. Charles Compton William (Cavendish), Baron Chesham, s. and h., l>. 13 Dec. 1850, at Burlington House; ed. at Eton; an officer in the Coldstream Guards, 1870, exchanged to the loth Hussars 1873; Capt. 1877, exchanged to i6th Lancers 1878; retired 1879. Master of the Buckhounds (Liberal Unionist) 1900-01. K.C.B. 29 Nov. 1900. Took an active part in the formation of the Imperial Yeomanry, and served against the Boers in S. Africa with distinction, at first in command of the loth Battalion, and in Mar. 1900 of a Yeomanry Brigade, with the temporary rank of Brigadier General in the Army; Queen's medal and 2 clasps.^") P.C. 24 July 1901; Lord in Waiting to George, Prince of Wales, 1901 till his death. He m., 13 Nov. 1877, at Eccleston, co. Chester, Beatrice Constance, 2nd da. of Hugh Lupus (Grosvenor), ist Duke of Westminster, by his ist wife, Constance Gertrude, da. of George Granville (Sutherland-Leveson-Gower), 2nd Duke of Sutherland. He was killed while hunting with the Pytchley hounds near Daventry, 9, and was bur. 14 Nov. 1907, at Latimers. Inquest at Holdenby House, Northants. Will pr. above ^{^^27,000 gross and above ;^9,ooo net. His widow, who was i. 14 Nov. 1858, at Calveley Hall, Cheshire, m., 4 Oct. 19 10, at St. Peter's, Eaton Sq., John Alexander Moncreiffe (yst. s. of Sir Thomas M., 7th Bart.), sometime Lieut. 4th Batt. Worcestershire Regt. She d. after a few hours' illness, of heart failure, at Boughton Park, Northants, 12, and was i?ur. 17 Jan. 1911, at Latimers. Will pr. Feb. 1911, at £1^,612 gross, and ;^I3,636 net. [John Compton Cavendish, 2nd,() but only surv. s. and h., i. 13 June 1894, at 25 Bruton Str.; ed. at Eton. Having sac. to the Peerage after Jan. 1901, he is, as such, outside the scope of this work.] (*) For a list of peers and h. ap. of peers who served in this war, see Appendix B to this volume. {) His elder br., Charles William Hugh, Lieut. 17th Lancers, b. 13 Sep. 1878, at Cliveden, Maidenhead, d. unm., and v.p., being killed in action at Diamond Hill, near Pretoria, 11 June 1900. See previous note.
