London vii Bombay, March 25.
The Duke of Devonshire has died at Cannes—Reuter.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Eighth Duke of Devonshire, was born on Jaly 23, 1833. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was Lord of the Admiralty in 1863, Secretary of State for War, 1866, Postmaster-General 1868-1871, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1871-4, Secretary of State for India 1880-2, Secretary of State for War again in 1882-5. He entered House of Commons P. for North Lancashire, and other constituent cies up to 1885. He was Lord Rector of Glasgow Univerflty in 1877 and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1892. From 1895 to 1903 the Duke of Devonshire was Lord President of the Council. He succeeded tothe title in 1891, and owned about 186,000 acres. His heir is the Rt. Hon. Victor Christian dish, x.r. eldest son of the Into Lord Edward Cavendish,—Ep.
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