Henry Manners Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark, was a British Whig politician.
Background
Waterpark was the son of Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark, and his wife Juliana (née Cooper). He succeeded his father in the barony in 1830 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords.
Career
The same year he was instead elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Knaresborough, a seat he held until 1832, and then sat for Derbyshire South from 1832 to 1835. He served as a Lord-in-Waiting between 1846 and 1852, and again from 1853 to 1858. He returned to the House of Commons in 1854 when he was elected for Lichfield, and sat for this constituency until 1856.
Between 1859 and 1861 he was a Lord of the Bedchamber to Albert, Prince Consort.
Waterpark was also a Colonel in the Derbyshire Militia. Lord Waterpark married the Honorary
Eliza Jane, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, in 1837.
Membership
9th United Kingdom Parliament. 10th United Kingdom Parliament. 11th United Kingdom Parliament.
16th United Kingdom Parliament]
Lady Waterpark, who was invested as a member of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, died in September 1894.