Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire NPG 4775

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Rothenstein

Cavendish entered Parliament as a Liberal Unionist MP in 1891, where he was the youngest member of the House of Commons. He remained there until 1908, when his uncle's death made him Duke of Devonshire and raised him to the House of Lords. In 1916, Cavendish was appointed to a five-year term as Governor General of Canada. As one of the biggest landowners in England, he was particularly interested in Canadian agriculture, and he was considered a wise and dignified Governor. On his return... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.