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b. 14 Sept. 1774, 2nd 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 Lords William Charles Augustus Cavendish Bentinck†, William Frederick Cavendish Bentinck* and William Henry Cavendish Scott Bentinck†, 4th duke of Portland. educ. by Dr. Samuel Goodenough, Ealing 1781; Westminster sch. ?1788. m. 19 Feb. 1803, Lady Mary Acheson, da. of Arthur, 1st earl of Gosford [I], s.p. KB 1 Feb. 1813; GCB 2 Jan. 1815; GCH 1817. d. 17 June 1839.
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Ensign 2 Ft. Gds. 1791; capt.-lt. and capt. 2 Drag. 1792; capt. 11 Drag. and a.d.c. to Maj.-Gen. Dundas 1793; maj. 28 Ft. 1794; lt.-col. 24 Drag. 1794; Not 29 Drag. as wrongly stated in HP Commons, 1790–1820, iii. 422. a.d.c. to the king 1795; maj.-gen. 1805; lt.-gen. 1811; c.-in-c. British forces in Mediterranean 1811 – 15; col. 11 Drag. 1813; gen. 1825; c.-in-c. India 1833 – 35.

Clerk of the pipe for life, clerk of crown leases and kpr. of records, accompts and evidences 1783–1827.

Gov. and c.-in-c. Madras 1802 – 07; envoy to Sicily 1811 – 14; PC 17 Aug. 1827; gov.-gen. Bengal 1827 – 34, India 1834 – 35.

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CAVENDISH BENTINCK, Lord William Henry, of Orange Farm, nr. Terrington St. Clement, England
Main residence: Orange Farm, nr. Terrington St. Clement, England, Norf.
Notes

Apart from D.C. Boulger, Lord William Bentinck (1892), the only modern life is J. Rosselli, Lord William Bentinck: The Making of a Liberal Imperialist (1974).

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