Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness

The Lord Cavendish of Furness
Official portrait, 2018
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
14 September 1990 – 22 April 1993
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byThe Baroness Blatch
Succeeded byThe Viscount Astor
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
17 May 1990 – 1 January 2021
Personal details
BornRichard Hugh Cavendish
(1941-11-02) 2 November 1941
PartyConservative
SpouseGrania Caulfeild
RelationsCavendish family
Children1 son, 2 daughters
Alma materEton College
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Richard Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness FRSA DL (born 2 November 1941), is a British Conservative politician and aristocrat.

Lord Cavendish owns Holker Hall and its 17,000 acre estate overlooking Morecambe Bay in Cumbria. The property became part of this branch of the Cavendish family's inheritance via his grandfather, Lord Richard Cavendish CB.