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Lord William George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (27 February 1802 – 21 September 1848), better known as Lord George Bentinck, was an English Conservative politician and racehorse owner noted for his role (with Benjamin Disraeli) in unseating Sir Robert Peel over the Corn Laws .
17 de abr. de 2024 · Lord George Bentinck (born Feb. 27, 1802, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, Eng.—died Sept. 21, 1848, Welbeck) was a British politician who in 1846–47 articulately led the protective-tariff advocates who opposed the free-trade policy of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.
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The Bentinck family is a prominent family belonging to Dutch, German and British nobility. Its members have served in the armed forces and as ambassadors and politicians, including as Governor General of India and as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The family is related to the British royal family through the maternal Cavendish-Bentinck ...
Overview. Lord George Bentinck. (1802—1848) politician and sportsman. Quick Reference. (1802–48). Bentinck personified integrity in politics and sport. A son of the duke of Portland, Bentinck was private secretary to Canning, his uncle by marriage, and an MP from 1828. ... From: Bentinck, Lord George in The Oxford Companion to British History »
First Governor-General of India. Lord William Bentinck was the first governor general of British-occupied India. Everyone else before him was the Governor of Bengal (Fort William). On his return to England, Bentinck served in the House of Commons for some years before being appointed Governor-General of Bengal in 1828.
7 de sept. de 2016 · LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY. By Benjamin Disraeli. ‘He left us the legacy of heroes: the memory of his great name and the inspiration of his great example.’. Contents. LORD GEORGE BENTINCK. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI.
Lord George Bentinck. Regarded as the second great ‘Dictator of the Turf’, Lord George Bentinck was Steward of the Jockey Club and the preeminent figure in British Flat racing from the mid-1830s to the mid-1840s.
