Lord William Bentinck
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Lord Bentinck, Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck
First Governor General of India, British soldier and statesman (1774-1839)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1774
- Died
- 1839
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Correspondence between Lord William Bentinck and the Lord Provost of Glasgow in reference to British India
- Lord William Bentinck
- The Correspondence of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, Governor-General of India, 1828-1835
- Memorial addressed to the Honourable Court of directors
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Buckinghamshire
- Place of death
- Paris
- Mother
- Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- Christ Church
- Political party
- Whigs
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- Cricket
- Conflict
- Napoleonic Wars
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Lord-william-bentinck-2.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- Lord William Bentinck
- date of birth
- 1774-09-14
- date of death
- 1839-06-17
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Lord William Bentinck
- name in native language
- Lord William Bentinck
- candidacy in election
- 1826 United Kingdom general election
- different from
- William Bentinck
- P12749
- Ural River
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