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Admiral Philip Cavendish
Born	Unknown
Died	14 June 1743
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1694–1743
Rank	Admiral of the Blue
Commands	Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth

Admiral Philip Cavendish (died 1743) of Westbury, Hampshire, was a Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1721 and 1743. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.^[1]

Cavendish was the illegitimate son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire M.P . He joined the navy and was a lieutenant RN in 1694 and captain in 1701. From 1705, he was porter of St James's Palace. He married Anne Carteret, daughter of Edward Carteret.^[2] In 1719, he led a British squadron at the Battle of Cape St Vincent.

Cavendish was put forward to succeed his father-in-law, Edward Carteret, as Member of Parliament for Bere Alston on the Hobart interest. He was elected at a by-election on 29 April 1721 but was unseated on petition on 6 June 1721. He was returned unopposed as MP for St. Germans on the Government interest at the 1722 general election. He did not obtain a seat at the 1727 general election although his father-in-law tried to put him forward for Harwich. In 1728 he became a rear-admiral, and in 1732 a vice-admiral.^[2]

At the 1734 election, Cavendish was returned unopposed with Sir Charles Wager as MP for Portsmouth on the Admiralty interest. He voted consistently with the Government. In 1736 he was promoted to Admiral and was also promoted to serjeant-porter of St James's Palace, holding the office for the rest of his life. At the 1741 general election he was elected in a contest as MP for Portsmouth. After Walpole's fall he was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty as a naval member of Board of Admiralty in March 1742 and was classed as ‘for Pelham’ in October 1742.^[2]

Cavendish died without issue on 14 July 1743.^[2]

Flag rank appointments

Included:^[1]

1727–1728, Rear-Admiral of the Blue
1728–1729, Rear-Admiral of the White
1729–1732, Rear-Admiral of the Red
1732–1733 Vice-Admiral of the Blue
1733–1735 Vice-Admiral of the Red
1735–1743 Admiral of the Blue

References

1 2 Harrison, Simon (2010–2018). "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth". threedecks.org. S. Harrison. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
1 2 3 4 "CAVENDISH, Philip (d.1743), of Westbury, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

Lawrence Carter
Edward Carteret

Member of Parliament for Bere Alston
1721
With: Lawrence Carter

Succeeded by

Lawrence Carter
St John Brodrick

Preceded by

Lord Stanhope
John Knight

Member of Parliament for St Germans
1722–1727
With: Lord Binning

Succeeded by

Sir Gilbert Heathcote
Sidney Godolphin

Preceded by

Sir Charles Wager
Sir John Norris

Member of Parliament for Portsmouth
1734–1743
With: Thomas Lewis 1734–1737
Charles Stewart 1737–1741
Edward Vernon 1741
Martin Bladen 1741–1743

Succeeded by

Martin Bladen
Sir Charles Hardy

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