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William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (1709-1762) Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1715-1785) John Albert Bentinck (1737-1775; naval captain and M.P.) William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809) William Bentinck (1764-1813; Vice-Admiral) William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of ...
29 de dic. de 2017 · William Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland Whig 1783 to 1783, 1807 to 1809 “My fears are not that the attempt to perform this duty will shorten my life, but that I shall neither bodily nor ...
Anxious to reward his close friend and supporter, [Hans] William Bentinck, William created him Baron of Cirencester, Viscount Woodstock and Earl of Portland in February 1689. William was succeeded by his son, Henry in 1709, and within seven years Henry had been elevated to the titles Marquess of Titchfield and Duke of Portland.
Manuscripts and Special Collections. William was in his minority when he succeeded as 2nd Duke of Portland in 1726. His education had been completed largely at the hands of John Achard, a Swiss scholar who spent many years residing at the family seat of Bulstrode. The 2nd Duke did not really play any part in public life.
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (hereafter 4th Duke) was born on 24th June 1768, son of the 3 rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy Cavendish (see Figure 1). 1 He was educated at a school run by Dr Samuel Goodenough, 2 then at Westminster School, before briefly going up
Description William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician. He served in several positions in Government, including Lord President of the Council and Lord Privy Seal.
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC, FRS (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783) and then of the United Kingdom (1807 ...
