Biography

Frederick Charles Cavendish was born November 30, 1836, to William, 7th Duke of Devonshire. He was educated at Trinity College and served as Chief Secretary to Ireland. In July, 1872, Cavendish became private secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, William Gladstone. During Political unrest Cavendish was assassinated in Dublin on May 6, 1882. On June 26, 1859, in a letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Seward, Seward states Cavendish impressed him with his determination to advance society and his unaffected modesty. Cavendish had been to the Seward’s Washington home and met Lazette Seward.