Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (3 March 1744 – 8 October 1819), known as Lord Edward Bentinck, was a British politician who sat in the

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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. Early life Portland was the son of Henry ...

, 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) was an English Tory politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1711 to 1724. Early life Edward Harley was born on 2 June 1689. ...

. 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 Whigs (British political party), Whig and then a Tories (British political party), Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He s ...

.Thorne, R. G. ''The House of Commons: 1790-1820''.
/ref> He was educated at

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and

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, and went on a Grand Tour between 1764 and 1766.

Political career

Bentinck sat as Member of Parliament for

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between 1766 and 1768, for

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between 1768 and 1774, for

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between 1774 and 1796 and for

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...

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

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, 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

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, apparently due to financial constraints. He died in October 1819, aged 75. Lady Edward Bentinck died in 1837.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bentinck, Edward Charles Cavendish, Lord 1744 births 1819 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford

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