Born Berkeley Square. Inherited the Dukedom from his cousin the 6th Duke, who died 1858. Father of Spencer Compton, the 8th Duke. Inherited land in Eastbourne, where a statue was erected for him.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
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St Nicholas churchyard extension - north gate - north gate, west pier
This acre of ground was presented to the parish of Chiswick by His Grace the ...
Other Subjects
Sir John Cass
Tory politician, slave trader and philanthropist. Date of birth unknown so we use his date of baptism, which took place at St Botolph, Aldgate. 1705 became a director of the Royal African Company w...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
2 memorials
Sir Michael Sobell
A businessman, major philanthropist, and prominent owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses. Born in Galicia, now part of Poland. The family moved to London in 1903 to escape antisemitism and sett...
1 memorial
Sir John Kirk
J.P., Christian philanthropist, the children's friend.  Not to be confused with Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), the African explorer.  Sir John's great great grandson, Peter Mitchell, contacted us to sa...
1 memorial
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Founded by Sir William Hillary and George Hibbert and Thomas Wilson (1777–1849) at a meeting at the London Tavern as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. On 20 Marc...
1 memorial
Samuel Augustine Courtauld
Philanthropist and editor. Associated with Halstead, Braintree. Almost certainly related to Samuel Courtauld of Institute fame but we cannot discover how.
1 memorial
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