William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland

William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland

William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland PC (24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854) was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich.

He was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Dorothy Cavendish. His maternal grandparents were William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Boyle.

On 4 August 1795 in London, the 4th Duke married Henrietta Scott, daughter of General John Scott and his wife Margaret, née Dundas, and obtained Royal Licence took the name "Scott" in addition to that of Bentinck. They were parents of nine children

*William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (21 August, 1796 - 4 March, 1824). His birth was commemorated by his paternal grandfather's commissioning of the Portland Font [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/hixclient.exe?%7BUPPER%7D%3Av2_free_text_tindex=Portland+Font&_IXDB_=compass&_IXSPFX_=graphical%2Fsummary%2F&_IXFPFX_=graphical%2Ffull%2F&_IXNOMATCHES_=graphical%2Fno_matches.html&%24+%28with+v2_searchable_index%29+sort=.&_IXsearchterm=Portland%2520Font&submit-button=summary]
*Lady Margaret Harriet (21 April, 1798 - 9 April, 1882)
*Lady Caroline (6 July, 1799 - 23 January, 1828)
*William John Cavendish, Marquess of Titchfield, later 5th Duke of Portland (12 September, 1800 - 6 December, 1879).
*Lord William "George" Frederick (27 February, 1802 - 21 September, 1848).
*Lord Henry William (9 June, 1804 - 31 December, 1870).
*Lady Charlotte (1805 - 30 September, 1889). Married John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington.
*Lady Lucy Joan (27 August, 1807 - 29 July, 1899) Married Charles Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden.
*Lady Mary (8 July 1809 - 20 July, 1874). Married Sir William Topham.

The department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham holds a number of papers relating to the 4th Duke: the 4th Duke's personal and political papers (Pw H) are part of the Portland (Welbeck) Collection; and the Portland (London) Collection (Pl) contains papers relating to the estate business of the 4th Duke.

The Portland Estate Papers held at Nottinghamshire Archives also contain items relating to the 4th Duke's properties.

Titles

*William Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (1768–1795)
*William Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (1795–1801)
*William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (1801–1809)
*William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland (1809–1854)

External links

* [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/collections/family-estate/collections/portland/4th_duke_portland.phtml Biography of the 4th Duke, with links to online catalogues, from Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham]


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