Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
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Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (28 May 1863 – 6 October 1931), known as Henry Cavendish-Bentinck until 1880, was a British
Conservative
politician.
Cavendish-Bentinck was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck from his second marriage to Augusta Mary Elizabeth, 1st Baroness Bolsover. His paternal grandfather Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck was the third son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
, while William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
, was his half-brother. In 1880 he was granted the rank of a younger son of a duke on his half-brother's succession to the dukedom. He entered Parliament for Norfolk North-West in 1886, defeating Joseph Arch
, a seat he lost in 1892, when Arch reclaimed the seat. He returned to the House of Commons
in 1895 when he was elected for Nottingham South
, a seat he held until 1906 and again from 1910 to 1929.
Cavendish-Bentinck married Lady Olivia Caroline Amelia, daughter of Thomas Taylour, in 1892. He died in October 1931, aged 68. Lady Olivia Caroline Amelia died in November 1939, aged 70.
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Cavendish-Bentinck was the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck from his second marriage to Augusta Mary Elizabeth, 1st Baroness Bolsover. His paternal grandfather Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck was the third son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC was a British Whig and Tory statesman, Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Prime Minister. He was known before 1762 by the courtesy title Marquess of Titchfield. He held a title of every degree of British nobility—Duke,...
, while William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland KG, GCVO, PC, TD, DL , known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier and Conservative politician...
, was his half-brother. In 1880 he was granted the rank of a younger son of a duke on his half-brother's succession to the dukedom. He entered Parliament for Norfolk North-West in 1886, defeating Joseph Arch
Joseph Arch
Joseph Arch was an English politician, born in Barford, Warwickshire who played a key role in what Karl Marx called the "Great awakening" of the agricultural workers in 1872.-Biography:...
, a seat he lost in 1892, when Arch reclaimed the seat. He returned to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in 1895 when he was elected for Nottingham South
Nottingham South (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, a seat he held until 1906 and again from 1910 to 1929.
Cavendish-Bentinck married Lady Olivia Caroline Amelia, daughter of Thomas Taylour, in 1892. He died in October 1931, aged 68. Lady Olivia Caroline Amelia died in November 1939, aged 70.