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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.
Bentinck was born in Buckinghamshire, the second son of Prime Minister William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, and Lady Dorothy (née Cavendish), only daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. On the marriage the family name became Cavendish-Bentinck. [11] He was educated at Westminster School, a boys' public school in Westminster ...
Strange, on the other hand, supported Lord Bentinck’s proposals. Locals also criticized the government’s police reform, sending in a petition to the government, which the Supreme Court supported. [11] On 21 January 1807, Gwillim spoke in front of a Grand Jury of Europeans, insulting both Bentinck and the new police force.
Chief Judge Charles Schwab (left), of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court, presents a commemorative plaque to retiring Circuit Judge Robert Belanger inside Belanger’s chambers in the St. Lucie ...
The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, [12] frequently called the "court-packing plan", [13] was a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court in order to obtain favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation that the Court had ruled unconstitutional. [14]
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.
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 ...
Burger succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice after Warren's retirement, and served as Chief Justice until his retirement, when William Rehnquist was nominated and confirmed as Burger's replacement. The Burger Court is generally considered to be the last liberal court to date.