Name Lord Bentinck Role Politician | Died 1819 | |
Parents Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland Grandparents Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Great-grandparents Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Similar People Margaret Bentinck - Duchess, William Cavendish‑Bentinck - 3rd Duke, Edward Harley - 2nd Earl of Ox | ||
Lord Edward Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (3 March 1744 – 8 October 1819), known as Lord Edward Bentinck, was a British politician.
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Background and education
Bentinck was the second son of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, by Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley, daughter of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford. He was the only brother of Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. He was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, and went on a Grand Tour between 1764 and 1766.
Political career
Bentinck sat as Member of Parliament for Lewes between 1766 and 1768, for Carlisle between 1768 and 1774, for Nottinghamshire between 1774 and 1796 and for Clitheroe between 1796 and 1802. The Clitheroe seat was reportedly to be purchased for £4,000. However, the money could not be found and Thomas Lister was granted a peerage as compensation. Despite his long parliamentary career he never held ministerial office.
Family
Bentinck married Elizabeth, daughter of the dramatist Richard Cumberland, in 1782. They had two sons (including the Revd William Bentinck, Canon-Archdeacon of Westminster) and two daughters. He was said to have been rescued from financial difficulties by his elder brother, but spent the last years of his life in Brussels, apparently due to financial constraints. He died in October 1819, aged 75. Lady Edward Bentinck died in 1837.