Family and Education
b. 2 Nov. 1781, 4th s. of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck†, 3rd duke of Portland (d. 1809), and Lady Dorothy Cavendish, da. of William Cavendish†, 4th duke of Devonshire; bro. of Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck*. educ. Westminster 1797. m. 16 Sept. 1820, Lady Mary Lowther, da. of William Lowther†, 1st earl of Lonsdale, 1s. CB 1815. d. 10 Feb. 1828. Not 11 Feb. as erroneously stated in ibid. and, e.g., Burke PB (1930), 1921.
Offices Held
Ensign 32 Ft. 1798; lt. 24 Drag. 1798, capt. 1799, half-pay 1802; capt. 52 Ft. 1803; maj. and lt.-col. 45 Ft. 1804; lt.-col. 7 Ft. 1804; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1804; brevet col. 1813; lt.-col. commdt. 1 Ft. Gds. 1814 – 21; maj.-gen. 1819; col. 58 Ft. 1826 – d.
Capt. commdt. Mansfield vol. cav. 1819.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: 11 St. James's Square, Mdx.
Notes
Not Lord Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, as given in HP Commons, 1790-1820, iii. 420.
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Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
CAVENDISH BENTINCK, Lord William Frederick (1781-1828)
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