Constituency : North Lonsdale 1895-1906 ( Liberal Unionist up to 1904 )
Richard took North Lonsdale for the Liberal Unionists , replacing William Smith who had declined to stand again.
Richard was the son of Hartington's younger brother Edward and younger brother of his heir , the Derbyshire MP , Victor Cavendish. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. He was a Freemason.
Richard was unopposed in 1900. He was private secretary to the Secretary of State for India.
In 1904 Richard joined the Liberals because Balfour's administration would not take a clear stand against Tariff Reform.
Richard wasn't able to hold his seat in 1906. He didn't stand again.
In 1908 Asquith appointed Richard to chair the Royal Commission on Systems of Election. This reported in favour of the abolition of two member constituencies which was largely implemented and the alternative vote which wasn't.
Richard was on the putative list of peers if the Lords rejected the Parliament Act.
Despite being in his forties, Richard fought in World War One. He was wounded and mentioned in dispatches
Richard was President of the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society. He was also a keen golfer. He lived at Holker Hall which is still inhabited by his descendants.
He died in 1946 aged 74.
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