Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of Devonshire: References & Edit History
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Bernard Holland, The Life of Spencer Compton, Eighth Duke of Devonshire, 2nd ed., 2 vol. (1911), written by his private secretary; and Patrick Jackson, The Last of the Whigs (1994), discuss his life and work.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Mar 20, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 19, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | May 17, 2018 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Liberal History - The New Liberalism. | Mar 15, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire. | Dec 07, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 21, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Mar 18, 1999 |
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