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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.
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17 de abr. de 2024 · Lord William Bentinck (born September 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England—died June 17, 1839, Paris, France) was a British governor-general of Bengal (1828–33) and of India (1833–35). An aristocrat who sympathized with many of the liberal ideas of his day, he made important administrative reforms in Indian government ...
Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 de septiembre de 1774-17 de junio de 1839) fue un político inglés que sirvió como gobernador general de la India entre 1828 y 1835.
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Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 de septiembre de 1774-17 de junio de 1839) fue un político inglés que sirvió como gobernador general de la India entre 1828 y 1835. Datos rápidos Gobernador general de la India, Monarca ...
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Lord William Bentinck . William, Lord Bentinck, (born Sept. 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died June 17, 1839, Paris, France), British colonial administrator. Born to wealth and rank, he was appointed governor of Madras in 1803.
Hace 6 días · Search for: 'Lord William Bentinck' in Oxford Reference ». (1774–1839).Soldier and administrator. In 1803 he became governor of Madras but was recalled after being held responsible for the sepoy mutiny at Velore in July 1806. He subsequently saw action in the Mediterranean, commanding the British forces in Sicily (1811) and ...
30 de abr. de 2023 · En diciembre de 1829, Lord William Bentinck, el primer gobernador general de la India británica, prohibió el sati, la antigua práctica hindú de quemar a la viuda en la pira funeraria de su marido.
