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He was elected MP for Derbyshire in 1741 and 1747, but left the House of Commons for the Lords in 1751 by a writ of acceleration as Baron Cavendish of Hardwick. After inheriting his father's peerage titles (chiefly the Dukedom of Devonshire), he was appointed First Lord of the Treasury and given the Garter in November 1756Events March 17 St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern). May 15 Seven Years' War: The war begins when England declares war on France. August 29 Frederick the Great attacks Saxony October 1 Seve, and served until May 1757Events March 14 On-board the HMS Monarch Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty. June 23 Indian Mutiny: Battle of Plassey 3000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj-ud-Dawlah at Pla, in an administration effectively run by William Pitt the ElderWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham commonly known as William Pitt the Elder ( November 15, 1708 May 11, 1778) was an English politician, born in London, who was the nominal Prime Minister and Lord Privy Seal ( 1766- 68) and Secretary of State for the South.

He married Lady Charlotte Boyle ( 1731Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. Births May 8 Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, abolitionist (died 1809) June 21 Martha Washington October 10 Henry Cavendish, Engl - 1754Events June 19 The Albany Convention of New England Colonies proposes an American Union Duke of Saxony takes the Colditz Castle to his own use Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mahmud I ( 1730-1754) to Osman III (1754- 1757) Beginning of the Fr), the daughter and heiress of Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork and 3rd Earl of Burlington, a famous architectAn architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. See architecture or landscape architecture Architects and landscape architects are consi and artMona Lisa Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. Perhaps the most concise definition is its broadest—art refers to all creative human endeavors, excluding actions collector. Through her, the Devonshires inherited Chiswick House and Burlington House in London; Bolton Abbey and Londesborough Hall in Yorkshire; and Lismore Castle in County Waterford, Ireland.

|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
The Duke of Newcastle |width="40%" align="center"|Prime Minister of Great Britain
1756–1757 |width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
The Duke of Newcastle