# Spencer Compton

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Content updated: 2026-06-22

Spencer Compton is a statue in the City of Westminster, commemorating Spencer Compton, the eighth Duke of Devonshire. Its inscription gives his name, title, and dates, 1833 and 1908.

He was born in 1833 and died in 1908. The memorial connects Compton with Westminster’s public landscape of government, monuments, and British political history. Nearby markers include George, Duke of Cambridge, Field Marshal Earl Haig, and the Gurkha Soldier. Together, these monuments place Compton among memorials linked with political and military life.

The surrounding area also contains the Cádiz Memorial, the Turkish Gun, Viscount Slim, Alan Brooke, and the Monument to the Women of World War Two. These names broaden the setting from an aristocratic figure to varied subjects from British history. The monument offers a concise record rather than a detailed account of Compton’s life or achievements. Its Westminster setting gives the statue a clear connection with public service and national memory. The spot forms part of an open-air group of historical markers across the City of Westminster.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_SpencerCompton_68c53c55e7953b13375396a9_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_the_Duke_of_Devonshire_in_Whitehall_\(cropped\).jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_SpencerCompton_68c53c55e7953b13375396a9_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Angel_of_the_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1253189.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_SpencerCompton_68c53c55e7953b13375396a9_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clock_Tower_-_Palace_of_Westminster,_London_-_May_2007_icon.png)

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