Lord Henry Bentinck

Lord Henry Bentinck
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	9 June 1804
Died	31 December 1870 (aged 66)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Parents	William Bentinck (father); Henrietta Scott (mother);

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

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
^ "North Nottinghamshire". The Times. 7 March 1846. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Trinidad 1684 (L'amitie) Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ 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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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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[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.

[craig1832-1885-3] 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.

[LBS_Trinidad_1684-4] "Trinidad 1684 (L'amitie) Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[Imperial_Careering_Bentinck-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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