Lord_Henry_Bentinck

Lord Henry Bentinck

19th-century British politician

This article is about Conservative politician. For colonial governor, see Henry William Bentinck.

Lord Henry William Scott-Bentinck (9 June 1804 – 31 December 1870),^[1] known as Lord Henry Bentinck, was a British Conservative Party politician.

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Lord Henry Bentinck

Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire
In office 1846–1857
Preceded by	Henry Gally Knight
Succeeded by	Sir Evelyn Denison

Personal details
Born	(1804-06-09)9 June 1804
Died	31 December 1870(1870-12-31) (aged 66)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Parent(s)	William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland Henrietta Scott

Background

Bentinck was the third son of William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, and Henrietta, daughter of Major-General John Scott. William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland and Lord George Bentinck were his elder brothers.

Political career

Bentinck sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Nottinghamshire from 1846^[2] to 1857.^[3] He was also a Trustee of the British Museum and a well-known hound man.

Despite being an advocate of the abolition of slavery, he nevertheless submitted an unsuccessful claim for £2,411, relating to 46 enslaved Africans on the L'amitie estate, Trinidad.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Bentinck died in December 1870, aged 66.

References

[1]
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
[2]
"North Nottinghamshire". The Times. 7 March 1846. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
[3]
Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 438. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
[4]
"Trinidad 1684 (L'amitie) Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
[5]
Haggerty, Sheryllynne; Seymour, Susanne (2018). Imperial Careering in the Long Eighteenth Century::The Bentinck Family, 1710-1830s (PDF). Nottingham: University of Nottingham.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Henry Bentinck

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Preceded by Thomas Houldsworth Henry Gally-Knight	Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire North 1846 – 1857 With: Thomas Houldsworth 1846–1852 Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton 1852–1857	Succeeded by Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton Sir Evelyn Denison

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