George Augustus Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (9 July 1821 – 9 April 1891), known as George Bentinck and scored in cricket as GAFC Bentinck, was a

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politician, and

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er. A member of parliament from 1859 to 1891, he served under Benjamin Disraeli as

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from 1874 to 1875 and as Judge Advocate General from 1875 to 1880. In cricket, he batted for

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in nine games between 1840 and 1846, as well as appearing once for the

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and again for a first-class Invitational XI match.

Early life

Cavendish-Bentinck was born in

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, in 1821, the only son of

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Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1781–1828), fourth son 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) ...

(1738–1809). His mother was Mary Lowther (d. 1863), a daughter of

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(1757–1844), a

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politician who served as a

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for Appleby, Carlisle, Cumberland, and Rutland. He was educated at

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and

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. While at Westminster School, he played for the school's First XI cricket team and faced the MCC for the first time in June 1837, scoring 14 and 13, although his team was defeated by 49 runs, and for a second time in July 1839 when he opened the innings with scores of two and six.

Career

In 1840, Cavendish-Bentinck was commissioned into the

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, but retired in 1841 after only a year. He joined the MCC to play against

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on 11 June 1840 – his debut first-class match. Oxford, despite playing at home, fell to a heavy defeat as the MCC won by seven wickets. Cavendish-Bentinck made 11. His one appearance for Cambridge came in a match against the MCC, on 1 July 1841. Apart from various appearances for the MCC against school sides, Cavendish-Bentinck would play eight other first-class games for the MCC, scoring fifty-three runs in total, including a best of 29

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. Add to this one match between two invitational teams – a Slow Bowlers XI featuring Bentinck versus a Fast Bowlers XI – and Cavendish-Bentinck played eleven games in total, scoring 66 runs at a low

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of 5.50. In 1846, he was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn and became an equity draftsman and conveyancer.

Political career

Cavendish-Bentinck stood unsuccessfully for the borough of Taunton at the general election April 1859, but was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough at a by-election in August that year. He held the seat until the 1865 general election, when he was returned unopposed for

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. He held that seat until his death, aged 69, in 1891. He served in the second Conservative administration of Benjamin Disraeli as

from 1874 to 1875 and as Judge Advocate General from 1875 to 1880. In 1875, he was sworn of the Privy Council. Apart from his legal and political career, Cavendish-Bentinck was a Trustee of the

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from 1875 until his death and a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland and

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. In 1885, he was one of the staunchest adversaries of

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during the

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Personal life

Mrs George Augustus Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck and her Children

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On 14 August 1850, Cavendish-Bentinck married Prudentia Penelope Leslie (d. 1896), the daughter of Col.

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. Together, they had two sons and two daughters: * Christina Anne Jessica Cavendish-Bentinck (d. 1912), who married

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(1826–1913), and was the mother of

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(1879–1919). *

William George Cavendish-Bentinck William George Cavendish-Bentinck (6 March 1854 – 22 August 1909), was a member of parliament for Penryn and Falmouth between 1886 and 1895, who married into the American Livingston family. Early life Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 6 March 1 ...

(1854–1909), who married Elizabeth Livingston (1855–1943), granddaughter of Maturin Livingston (1769–1847), in 1880. * William George Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1856–1948), who was the father of the 8th Duke of Portland, and the 9th Duke of Portland. *

Mary Venetia Cavendish-Bentinck Mary Venetia James (; 4 June 1861 – 2 May 1948) was a London society hostess and racehorse breeder. Early life James was born into the Cavendish-Bentinck family, the daughter of Prudentia (née Leslie) and George Cavendish-Bentinck (1821–18 ...

(1861–1948), who married

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(1853-1917) and was godmother to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. In 1889, Cavendish-Bentinck was named by rentboy

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in his police statement as a client of the infamous male brothel at the heart of the

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. Cavendish-Bentinck purchased Branksea Castle on

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in 1873 and introduced Jersey cows and developed agriculture on the island. He died there in April 1891, aged 69. His wife survived him by five years and died in June 1896.

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