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Early life. Career. Death and legacy. References. External links. Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland (17 March 1682 – 4 July 1726) was a British Army officer, peer, Whig politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Jamaica from 1721 to 1726.
- Lady Elizabeth Noel
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Hace 2 días · Henry Bentinck, Duke and Earl of Portland. The eldest surviving son of William and Frances he was Marquis of Tichfield, Viscount Woodstock, Baron Cirencester and in 1716 Duke of Portland. He commanded a troop of Life Guards, was a Member of Parliament and Governor of Jamaica 1721-1726.
BENTINCK, Henry (c. 1682–1726) styled 1689-1709 Visct. Woodstock; suc. fa. 23 Nov. 1709 as 2nd earl of PORTLAND; cr. 6 July 1716 duke of PORTLAND First sat 9 Dec. 1709; last sat 7 Mar. 1722 MP Southampton 1705-8, Hants 1708-23 Nov. 1709
In 1716 Henry was created 1st Duke of Portland and Marquess of Titchfield, largely in memory of his illustrious father. Having inherited vast estates, he should have been extremely prosperous, but suffered heavy losses when the South Sea Bubble burst in 1720.
Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland (17 March 1682 – 4 July 1726) was a British Army officer, peer, Whig politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Jamaica from 1721 to 1726.
[William] Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland (1682-1726) William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (1709-1762) William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809)
When Henry Bentinck 1st Duke of Portland was born on 17 March 1682, in Titchfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Hans Willem Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland, was 32 and his mother, Anne Frances Villiers, was 27. He married Her Grace Elizabeth Noel, Duchess Consort of Portland on 9 June 1704, in Chiswick, Middlesex, England.
