Lord Richard Cavendish (19 June 1752 – 7 September 1781) was an English nobleman and politician.
He was the second son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Charlotte.
[1] Cavendish was educated in Hackney and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
[2] In 1773, he entered the House of Commons as MP for Lancaster after winning a by-election on 15 September following the death of the incumbent Francis Reynolds.
[3] In 1781, he went abroad in hopes of recovering his failing health; but he continued to decline and died unmarried in Naples.