Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
William Cavendish fourth Duke of Devonshire
Standard Name: Devonshire, William Cavendish,,, fourth Duke of
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16 November 1756: Upon the resignation of the Duke of Newcastle,...
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16 November 1756
Upon the resignation of the Duke of Newcastle
, the Duke of Devonshire
, a Whig, briefly became Prime Minister. He was in turn replaced by Newcastle in July of the following year as the...