As his only son predeceased him by a few months, his heir was his son-in-law Richard Chandler, who subsequently adopted the name of Cavendish by private Act of Parliament (25 Geo. 2. c. 28).
æz hɪz ˈoʊnli sˈʌn pɹɪdˈɛsiːst hˌɪm baɪ ɐ fjˈuː mˈʌnθs, hɪz ˈɛɹ wʌz hɪz sˈʌnɪnlˈɔː ɹˈɪtʃɚd tʃˈændlɚ, hˌuː sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə nˈeɪm ʌv kˈævəndˌɪʃ baɪ pɹˈaɪvət ˈækt ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt twˈɛnti fˈaɪv dʒˈiːoʊ. tˈuː. sˈiː. twˈɛnti ˈeɪt.