- Born on May 31, 1868 in London, at Marylebone
- Deceased on May 6, 1938 at Chatsworth House, at the age of 69 years
Parents
- Edward Cavendish (1838 - 1891), lieutenant-colonel
- Elizabeth Lascelles (1838 - 1920), dame d'honneur de la princesse Hélène de Grande-Bretagne
Family
- Married in 1892, with Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice (1870 - 1960), issuing
- Edward (1895 - 1950)
Maud Louisa Emma (1896 - 1975)- Blanche Katherine (1898 - 1987)
- Evelyn (1900 - 1966)
- Rachel (1902 - 1977)
- Charles Arthur Francis (1905 - 1944)
- Anne (1909 - 1981)
Occupations
- governor general of Canada
- privy counsellor
- secretary of State for the Colonies (1922 - 1924)
- member of the House of Lords
- member of parliament
Distinctions
- most noble order of the Garter
- order of Saint Michael and Saint George
- royal victorian order
- fellowship of the Royal Society