General Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish (5 November 1789 – 5 April 1873) was a British soldier, politician and courtier. He was the third son of George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington

George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington

George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington , styled Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was a British politician.-Background:...

 and Lady Elizabeth Compton.

In 1812 he entered Parliament for Derby

Derby (UK Parliament constituency)

Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two Members of...

, a seat which he held until 1835. In 1837, he was appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal

Clerk Marshal

The Clerk Marshal was an official of the British Royal Household in the department of the Master of the Horse. From the Restoration the office was held with that of Avenor until the latter post was abolished in 1793. The office of Clerk Marshal was then combined with that of First or Chief Equerry...

 to Queen Victoria, but resigned the post in 1841. On June 2, 1853, he was appointed colonel of The Queen's Bays, a post he held until his death.

He married 3 times:

1. to Sarah Fawkener, daughter of William Augustus Fawkener
   William Augustus Fawkener
   -Background:William Fawkener was one of the sons of Sir Everard Fawkener, a merchant and then British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, who did not marry until he was aged 53, and thus died in 1758 while William was still young. His mother was Harriet daughter of General Charles Churchill...
   
    (died c. November 1817) on 24 October 1811 and had four children:
   • Elizabeth Georgiana Harriett Cavendish (died 3 January 1892), married first William Bernard Harcourt, Marquis d'Harcourt, and second Lt.-Gen. James Robertson Craufurd
     James Craufurd (British Army officer)
     General James Robertson Craufurd was a senior British Army officer.-Military career:Crauford was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. He was Commander of the Brigade of Guards during the Crimean War. He then became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards in 1861...
     
     
   • Sarah Mary Compton Cavendish (died 21 April 1881), married John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor
     John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor
     John Frederick Vaughan Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor was the son of John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor and Lady Elizabeth Thynne. He married Sarah Mary Compton-Cavendish, daughter of General Hon. Henry Frederick Compton-Cavendish and Sarah Fawkener, on 28 June 1842. There are six children of the...
     
      and had issue
   • Rachel Cavendish (died 31 July 1816)
   • Lt.-Col. William Henry Frederick Cavendish (31 October 1817 – 11 March 1881), married Lady Emily Augusta Lambton, daughter of John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
     John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
     John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham GCB, PC , also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in history texts simply as Lord Durham, was a British Whig statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America...
     
     , and had issue
2. to Frances Susan Lambton (died 23 November 1840), daughter of William Henry Lambton
   William Henry Lambton
   William Henry Lambton was a British Member of Parliament, representing the City of Durham, a role in which he was succeeded by his brother. He was the son of John Lambton, who preceded him in representing Durham in the House of Commons....
   
   , on 16 June 1819 and had six children:
   • Francis William Henry Cavendish (6 February 1820 – 12 January 1893), married first Lady Eleanor FitzGibbon, daughter of Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare, and married second Ianthe Skyring, with issue by both.
   • Henry Charles Lambton Cavendish (7 May 1821 – 6 October 1839)
   • Rev. Charles William Cavendish (24 September 1822 – 21 December 1890), married first Felicia Susan Lygon, daughter of Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp
     Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp
     General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp DL , styled The Honourable from 1806 until 1853, was a British soldier and politician.-Background:...
     
     , without issue, married second Louisa Cockburn, natural daughter of Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet
     Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet
     Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet Q.C. was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge. A notorious womaniser and socialite, as Lord Chief Justice he heard some of the leading causes célèbres of the 19th century.-Life:Cockburn was born in Alţâna, in what is now Romania and was then...
     
     , with issue, and married third Mary Gregg, with issue.
   • George Henry Cavendish (9 January 1824 – 21 January 1889), married Emily Victorine Elizabeth Rumbold, Freifrau v. Delmar, daughter of Sir William Rumbold, 3rd Baronet, and had issue
   • Augustus John Cavendish (13 September 1825 – 2 October 1825)
   • Caroline Fanny Cavendish (11 November 1826 – 25 January 1910), maid of honour to Queen Victoria, member of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
     Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
     The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert was a British Royal Family Order instituted in on 10 February 1862 by Queen Victoria, and enlarged on 10 October 1864; 15 November 1865; and 15 March 1880. No awards were made after the death of Queen Victoria....
     
     , fourth class
3. to Susanna Emma Byerlie (died c. 1910) on 28 January 1873, but died two months later.

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