Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire

His Grace
The Duke of Devonshire
KG MC PC DL
His Grace The Duke of Devonshire KG MC PC DL
	Portrait by Allan Warren
Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations
	In office; 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan; Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	The Lord Alport
Succeeded by	Cledwyn Hughes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
	In office; 28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Richard Thompson
Succeeded by	John Tilney
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 26 November 1950 – 11 November 1999; Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 10th Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish; 2 January 1920; London, England
Died	3 May 2004 (aged 84); Chatsworth, Derbyshire
Political party	National Liberal (1940s); Conservative (1950–82); SDP (1982–88); 'Continuing' SDP (1988–90); None (1990–2001); UKIP (2001–04)
Spouse	Deborah Mitford (m. 1941)
Children	7, including Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Sophia Topley
Parent(s)	Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire; Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, KG, MC, PC, DL (2 January 1920 – 3 May 2004), styled Lord Andrew Cavendish until 1944 and Marquess of Hartington from 1944 to 1950, was a British peer and politician. He was a minister in the government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (his uncle by marriage), and is also known for opening Chatsworth House to the public.

^ Johnson, Frank (19 June 2004). "Notebook". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 April 2011. [...] the three dukes among Ukip's patrons – Somerset, Rutland and the late Devonshire, as well as the Earl of Bradford and Lord Neidpath, heir to the earldom of Wemyss [...]

[1] Johnson, Frank (19 June 2004). "Notebook". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 April 2011. [...] the three dukes among Ukip's patrons – Somerset, Rutland and the late Devonshire, as well as the Earl of Bradford and Lord Neidpath, heir to the earldom of Wemyss [...]

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His Grace The Duke of Devonshire KG MC PC DL
Portrait by Allan Warren

Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations
In office 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	The Lord Alport
Succeeded by	Cledwyn Hughes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
In office 28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Richard Thompson
Succeeded by	John Tilney
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 26 November 1950 – 11 November 1999 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 10th Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded by	Seat abolished

Personal details
Born	Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish 2 January 1920 London, England
Died	3 May 2004(2004-05-03) (aged 84) Chatsworth, Derbyshire
Political party	National Liberal (1940s) Conservative (1950–82) SDP (1982–88) 'Continuing' SDP (1988–90) None (1990–2001) UKIP^[1] (2001–04)
Spouse	Deborah Mitford (m. 1941)
Children	7, including Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Sophia Topley
Parent(s)	Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

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Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire

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