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Lieutenant General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB GCH PC (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839), known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman who served as the governor of Fort William (Bengal) from 1828 to 1834 and the first Governor-General of India from 1834 to 1835.
O tenente-general Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (Buckinghamshire, Inglaterra, 14 de setembro de 1774 - Paris, França, 17 de junho de 1839), conhecido como Lord William Bentinck, foi um soldado e estadista britânico.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Lord William Bentinck was a British governor-general of Bengal (1828–33) and of India (1833–35). An aristocrat who sympathized with many of the liberal ideas of his day, he made important administrative reforms in Indian government and society.
21 de mai. de 2023 · William Bentinck, o primeiro governador-geral da Índia sob o domínio britânico, proibiu a prática do 'sati' em 1829 — mas seu decreto seria atenuado posteriormente.
23 de abr. de 2023 · In December 1829, Lord William Bentinck, the first governor general of British-ruled India, banned sati, the ancient Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
William, Lord Bentinck, (born Sept. 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died June 17, 1839, Paris, France), British colonial administrator. Born to wealth and rank, he was appointed governor of Madras in 1803.
10 de abr. de 2024 · William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd duke of Portland was a British prime minister from April 2 to Dec. 19, 1783, and from March 31, 1807, to Oct. 4, 1809; on both occasions he was merely the nominal head of a government controlled by stronger political leaders.
