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Cavendish, Henry (1550 - 1616)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1550-12-17 (possibly born on 24 Dec. 1550)
Death Date: 1616-10-12

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Talbot, Grace (1562 - 1625)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1568-2-9
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Not identified, ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Henry Cavendish had at least 8 illegitimate children, including his namesake

Siblings

Offspring

Titles

Details of Offices

Began
MP, Derbyshire 1572
JP, Derbyshire 1573
Sheriff, Derbyshire 1582 -12 -5
MP, Derbyshire 1584
MP, Derbyshire 1586
MP, Derbyshire 1589
JP, Staffordshire 1593
MP, Derbyshire 1593
Sheriff, Derbyshire 1608 -11 -12

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Tutbury, Staffordshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Mr Cavendish's Musicians
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Mr Cavendish's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Cavendish's Players Cavendish, Henry (1550 - 1616) Players 1
Mr Cavendish's Musicians Cavendish, Henry (1550 - 1616) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.