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William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (21 August 1796 – 5 March 1824)—styled Viscount Woodstock until 1809—was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and son of a duke. Born into the noble Bentinck family , his grandfather William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland , served as both Prime Minister of Great Britain and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
Bentinck was the third son of William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, and Henrietta, daughter of Major-General John Scott. William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland and Lord George Bentinck were his elder brothers. Political career. Bentinck sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Nottinghamshire from 1846 to 1857.
The Right Honorable General Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, G.C.B. Late Governor General of India | Museum number 2010,7081.4709 |
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck (1774-1839), the second son in an aristocratic, landed family, had entered the British army. His influential contacts secured several major political offices for him, including the governorship of Madras from 1803 to 1807 that he assumed when he was only 28, and much later, the governor-generalship of India from 1828 to 1835.
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.
Label. Description. Also known as. English. William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. British politician and prime minister (1738–1809) William Portland. William Henry Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. William Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield.
Distinctions. Chevalier grand-croix de l'ordre du Bain. Ordre royal des Guelfes. Gouverneurs généraux des Indes. modifier. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, connu comme Lord William Bentinck ( 14 septembre 1774 – 17 juin 1839 ), est un diplomate et officier britannique qui fut gouverneur général des Indes .
