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26 de nov. de 2019 · Born in 1768, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck succeeded as 4th Duke of Portland in 1809, on the death of his father, sometime Prime Minister and Whig leader. While Marquis of Titchfield he sat in the House of Commons and later as Duke in the Lords, he had limited engagement with politics, which he left to his father, brother-in-law (George Canning) and son.
17 de ago. de 2020 · William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, PC , styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809, was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich.
William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, TD, PC, DL (28 December 1857 – 26 April 1943), known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier, and Conservative politician. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905.
Portland was born William Henry, Lord Titchfield in April 1738 into an aristocratic family at Bulstrode Park in Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was briefly MP for the seat of Weobley in 1761 but was elevated to the House of Lords upon the death of his father the following year.
On 8 November 1766, Portland married Lady Dorothy Cavendish, a daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Boyle. They were parents of six children: William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland (24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854). Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839).
William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland (24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854). Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839). Lady Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck (2 October 1775 – 28 July 1862).
The fourth surviving son of the 4th Duke of Portland, Lord Henry was educated at Oxford but devoted the early part of his life to the pursuit of fox hunting - riding out as much as six days a week. Such was his obsession that he produced a treatise outlining his favoured method of hunting - 'Foxhounds and their Handling in the Field'. He was ...
