William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham

William George Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham (29 October 1815 – 26 June 1882) was a British Liberal politician.

A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of Devonshire, Chesham was the son of Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham and Lady Catherine Susan Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly. In 1847 he was elected Member of Parliament for Peterborough, a seat he held until 1852, and later represented Buckinghamshire from 1857 to 1863, when he succeeded his father in the Barony and took his seat in the House of Lords.

In 1849 Lord Chesham married Henrietta Frances Lascelles, daughter of William Saunders Sebright Lascelles and his wife Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard, daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle. He died in June 1882, aged 66, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Charles Compton William Cavendish. His daughter Katherine Cavendish (1857–1941) married Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, as his second wife.

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    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    George Wentworth Fitzwilliam
    John Nicholas Fazakerley
    Member of Parliament for Peterborough
    18471852
    With: George Wentworth Fitzwilliam
    Succeeded by
    George Wentworth Fitzwilliam
    Richard Watson
    Preceded by
    Caledon Du Pré
    Benjamin Disraeli
    Charles Compton Cavendish
    Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
    1857–1863
    With: Caledon Du Pré
    Benjamin Disraeli
    Succeeded by
    Caledon Du Pré
    Benjamin Disraeli
    Robert Bateson Harvey
    Peerage of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Charles Compton Cavendish
    Baron Chesham
    1863–1882
    Succeeded by
    Charles Compton William Cavendish
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