William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
1790–1858
Lord lieutenant of Derbyshire, 1811–58. President of the Horticultural Society, 1838–58. Played a major role in the establishment of Kew as a national botanic garden.
Source
R. Desmond 1977, DNB.
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1977. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists, including plant collectors and botanical artists. 3d ed. London: Taylor and Francis.
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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