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
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from 1766 to 1802.
Background and education
Bentinck was the second son of
William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland
William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (1 March 1709 – 1 May 1762), styled Viscount Woodstock from 1709 to 1716 and Marquess of Titchfield from 1716 to 1726, was a British peer and politician.
Portland was the son of Henry Bentinck, 1s ...
, by
Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley, daughter of
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (2 June 1689 – 16 June 1741), styled Lord Harley between 1711 and 1724, was a British politician, bibliophile, collector and patron of the arts.
Background
Harley was the only son of Rober ...
. He was the only brother of Prime Minister
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (14 April 173830 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) an ...
.
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/ref> He was educated at Westminster
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and Christ Church, Oxford
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, and went on a Grand Tour
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between 1764 and 1766.
Political career
Bentinck sat as Member of Parliament
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for Lewes
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between 1766 and 1768, for Carlisle
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between 1768 and 1774, for Nottinghamshire
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between 1774 and 1796 and for Clitheroe
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between 1796 and 1802. The Clitheroe seat was reportedly to be purchased by the Duke of Portland from the Lister family for £4,000. However, the money could not be found and Thomas Lister was granted a peerage on Portland's recommendation as compensation. Despite his long parliamentary career Bentinck never held ministerial office.
Family
Bentinck married Elizabeth, daughter of the dramatist Richard Cumberland Richard Cumberland may refer to:
* Richard Cumberland (philosopher) (1631–1718), bishop, philosopher
* Richard Cumberland (dramatist) (1732–1811), civil servant, dramatist
* Richard Cumberland (priest) (1710–1737), Archdeacon of Northa ...
, on 28 December 1782. They had two sons and two daughters:
*Ven. William Harry Edward Bentinck (1784–1868), Archdeacon of Westminster
*Cavendish Charles Bentinck (1785–1809)
*Harriet Elizabeth Bentinck (died 1862), married 1809 Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner
*Charlotte Georgina Sophia Bentinck (1789–1819), married 1814 Lt. Gen. Sir Robert Garrett
He was said to have been rescued from financial difficulties by his elder brother, but spent the last years of his life in Brussels
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, apparently due to financial constraints. He died in October 1819, aged 75. Lady Edward Bentinck died in 1837.
References
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1744 births
1819 deaths
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
Edward
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History
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