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19-435: In 1883 William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire decided to lease some of his land, with a low annual ground rent for the residents Chiswick who wanted to establish a sports club. This new sports ground staged bowls , cricket , football , and lawn tennis . In Chiswick Park Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club was formed and established a Middlesex County Championship tennis tournament. The championships were usually held annually at

38-420: A by-election. Jeffrey was also elected for Perth Burghs and opted to sit there, causing a by-election. Cavendish resigned, causing a by-election. Wentworth-FitzWilliam resigned in order to contest a by-election at North Northamptonshire , causing a by-election. Pepys was appointed as Solicitor General for England and Wales , requiring a by-election. Pepys was appointed as First Lord Commissioner for

57-479: A considerable amount of property in Eastbourne from his grandfather, and from his wife Elizabeth Compton of Compton Place . He saw through the development of Eastbourne in the 19th century with its parks, baths and squares and is commemorated by a statue at the top of Devonshire Place. The Duke also played a part in the foundation of Eastbourne College , the local private school , by selling some of his land at

76-467: A daughter of George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds , on 7 August 1894 (they were the parents of one son, Captain Francis Egerton); Commander Frederick Greville Egerton (1869–1899); Blanche Harriet Egerton (1871–1943); Dorothy Charlotte Egerton (1874–1959); and Christian Mary Egerton (d. 1978). Malton (UK Parliament constituency) Malton , also called New Malton , was a constituency of

95-486: A modest price to build the school on and commissioning respected architect Henry Currey to design the school chapel and College House (now the School House, a boarding facility). In 1829, Devonshire married Blanche Georgiana Howard (1812–1840), daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle , and the former Lady Georgiana Cavendish , sister of the 6th Duke of Devonshire , known as the "Bachelor Duke". Blanche

114-654: The Cavendish Laboratory . He made vast (and ultimately unsuccessful) investments in heavy industry at Barrow-in-Furness , and had his nearby country house Holker Hall rebuilt in its present form after it was gutted by a fire in 1871. He was one of the original founders of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1839, and was president in 1870. On 26 July 1871, he was nominated a trustee of the British Museum . The 7th Duke inherited

133-581: The House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295 and 1298, and again from 1640, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1868, among them the political philosopher Edmund Burke , and by one member from 1868 to 1885. The constituency was divided between

152-544: The 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork . His mother was the daughter of the 1st Baron Lismore . He was educated at Eton and the University of Cambridge ( Trinity College ), attaining the position of Second Wrangler and the Smith's Prize for mathematics. He became known by the courtesy title Lord Cavendish of Keighley in 1831 when the earldom of Burlington was revived in favour of his grandfather. Cavendish

171-512: The boundaries to include the whole of those two parishes, as well as that of Old Malton and of the adjoining town of Norton in the East Riding , increasing the population to 7,192 and encompassing 1,401 houses. The right of election in Malton was vested in the scot and lot householders of the borough, of whom there were about 800 in 1832. In practice the seats were generally in the gift of

190-407: The end of July through to the third week August. In 1887 "Challenge Cups" were presented to the winners of the men's and women's singles events. In 1893 the scheduling of the tournament was altered to start at the end of May through to early June. The Chiswick Park Lawn Tennis Club continued to stage the annual Championship of Middlesex, making the venue second only to Wimbledon in importance. In 1925

209-572: The land lease arrangement came to end due it expiring, however by this point the former tennis and cricket clubs had by this point formed into a business entity the Chiswick Cricket and Lawn Tennis Company. The tournament was not held during World War One and was postponed again in 1939 following the outbreak of World War Two. In 1946 the tournaments grounds were issued with a compulsory purchase by Brentford and Chiswick Urban District Council. After this tournament staged only three more times for

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228-677: The landowner, Earl Fitzwilliam (and were frequently held by one of that family, often by the heir to the Earldom who had the courtesy title Viscount Milton); at an earlier period the borough was similarly dominated by the Watson-Wentworth family, and was used as a form of government patronage when the Marquess of Rockingham was Prime Minister . New Malton re-enfranchised by Parliament in November 1640 Scarlett resigned, causing

247-1016: The men's events, the women's events ended in 1946. The Middlesex Championships ran for 59 years, and was quite successful in attracting attract top players to four championships until 1949 when it was abolished. Notable winners of the men's singles included Charles Walder Grinstead (1884), Ernest Wool Lewis (1886–1890, 1892), Athar-Ali Fyzee , (1921), Henry Mayes (1926) Daniel Prenn (1935), Czeslaw Spychala (1946) and Ghaus Mohammad (1947). Previous women's singles champions included Maud Shackle (1891–1893), Edith Austin Greville (1894, 1905), Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (1926) and Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (1938). (incomplete roll) (incomplete roll) Source: William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire , KG , PC (27 April 1808 – 21 December 1891), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and Earl of Burlington between 1834 and 1858,

266-664: The new Thirsk and Malton division of the North Riding of Yorkshire and the Buckrose division of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1885. The constituency consisted of parts of the St Leonard's and St Michael's parishes of New Malton in the North Riding until the Great Reform Act of 1832; the borough at that point included 791 houses and had a population of 4,173 in the 1831 census. The Reform Act expanded

285-771: The parents of five children: After a long illness, Devonshire died at his residence, Holker Hall near the village of Cartmel in Cumbria , England, on 21 December 1891. He owned 198,000 acres. This included 89,000 acres in Derbyshire, 12,000 acres in Lancashire and 32,000 acres in County Cork and 27,000 acres in County Waterford. Through his daughter Lady Louisa, he was a grandfather of William Francis Egerton (1868–1949), who married Lady Alice Osborne,

304-603: Was Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1857 to 1891 and Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire from 1858 to 1891. Devonshire was Chancellor of the University of London from 1836 to 1856, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1861 to 1891, and Chancellor of the Victoria University from 1880 to 1891. At Cambridge he endowed the Cavendish Professorship of Physics, and the building of

323-512: Was a British aristocrat , landowner , property developer , industrialist, benefactor , and prominent politician. Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish (1783–1812) and the Honourable Louisa O'Callaghan (d. 1863). His father was the eldest son of Lord George Cavendish (later created, in 1831, the 1st Earl of Burlington , by the second creation), third son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Charlotte Boyle , daughter of

342-553: Was returned to parliament as the MP for Cambridge University in 1829, a seat he held until July 1831, when he was returned for Malton . He only sat for Malton until September of the same year and was out of the House of Commons until 1832, when he was returned for North Derbyshire . He succeeded his grandfather in the earldom of Burlington in 1834 and entered the House of Lords . In 1858, he also succeeded his cousin as Duke of Devonshire . He

361-616: Was the Bachelor Duke's favourite niece, and his fondness for the young couple who were his heirs may have contributed to his decision not to marry himself. He commemorated Blanche with an inscription in the Painted Hall at Chatsworth, which states that he completed his reconstruction of the house in the year of his bereavement, 1840, and by Blanche's Urn at the top of the Long Walk in the garden. Together, Blanche and William were

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