Lord Henry Bentinck
Member of Parliament
for North Nottinghamshire
In office
1846–1857
Preceded byHenry Gally Knight
Succeeded bySir Evelyn Denison
Personal details
Born(1804-06-09)9 June 1804
Died31 December 1870(1870-12-31) (aged 66)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Parent(s)William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
Henrietta Scott

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

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.

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


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