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Lord William Bentinck was the first governor general of British-occupied India. Everyone else before him was the Governor of Bengal (Fort William). On his return to England, Bentinck served in the House of Commons for some years before being appointed Governor-General of Bengal in 1828.
Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck (20 May 1780 – 28 April 1826), [1] known as Lord Charles Bentinck, was a British soldier and politician and a great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II.
Quartered arms of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC. William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, [1] KG, PC (Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England.
A decision was taken by the Governor-General of India, William Bentinck for direct administration of the Kingdom with two Commissioners viz. J. Briggs & C.M. Lushington. The two however quarreled and this led to the appointment of a sole Commissioner, William Morrison, in May 1834 [ 7 ] but on his transfer in June 1834, Cubbon was then made as ...
Ryan was the second son of William Ryan. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1814 and while at Cambridge, he became friends with John Herschel , Charles Babbage , and George Peacock . Ryan took his MA in 1817 and was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in the same year. [ 1 ]
Charles Bentinck may refer to: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (1817–1865), Church of England clergyman; Charles Ferdinand Bentinck (1764–1811), Dutch-born British colonial governor; Lord Charles Bentinck (1780–1826), British aristocrat, father of Charles Cavendish-Bentinck; Charles Henry Bentinck (1879–1955), British diplomat and Anglican ...
Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck (1780–1826), great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II; Lord William Cavendish-Bentinck (1774–1839), British statesman; William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738–1809), British prime minister; William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1857–1943), Knight of the Garter
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, PC (24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854), styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809, was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich.