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Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (3 March 1744 – 8 October 1819), known as Lord Edward Bentinck, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1766 to 1802.
Nicknamed ‘Jolly Heart’, Lord Edward Bentinck entered Parliament because he was the brother of a Duke, but had no liking for it. He was returned unopposed at Lewes on the Duke of Newcastle’s interest, as a compliment to his brother.
Biography. As the only brother of the Whig leader, the 3rd Duke of Portland, who rescued him from his financial scrapes, Bentinck had to resign himself to a parliamentary career, but his heart was never in it. Until Portland’s sons were of age, he was the family Member for Nottinghamshire.
Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (3 de marzo de 1744-8 de octubre de 1819), conocido como Lord Edward Bentinck, fue un político británico que se sentó en la Cámara de los Comunes de 1766 a 1802.
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 popular mind loves the dramatic and the macabre, and so it has come about that the two events of British Indian History which the man in the street is aware of are the Black Hole of Calcutta and the Great Mutiny.
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.
