William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
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William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland KG GCVO PC TD (December 28, 1857–April 26, 1943), was a British Conservative politician.
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[edit] Background
Portland was the son of Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck and his first wife Elizabeth Sophia Hawkins-Whitshed. His paternal grandparents were Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck and his second wife Lady Anne Wellesley, daughter of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley. Lord William was the third son of Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and his wife Lady Dorothy Cavendish. Dorothy was a daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Boyle.
He inherited the Cavendish-Bentinck estates, based around Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire, from his cousin William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, in 1879. He also succeeded his stepmother as second Baron Bolsover in 1880.
The department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham holds estate papers of the 6th Duke in the Portland (London) Collection (Pl).
[edit] Public life
He held political office as Master of the Horse under Lord Salisbury from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1902 and under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905. From 1898 to 1939 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. At the coronation of King George VI Portland carried the crown of Queen Elizabeth.
[edit] Thoroughbred horse racing
Portland inherited the estate and stud farm near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire. Among the horses he owned were St. Simon, who won the 1884 Ascot Gold Cup , and Donovan, who won the 1888 and 1889 runnings of the Epsom Derby.
[edit] Family
Portland married Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke, on 11 June 1889 and they had three children:
- Lady Victoria Alexandrina Violet Cavendish-Bentinck (1890–1994), married Captain Michael Erskine-Wemyss and had issue.
- William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland (1893–1977)
- Francis Morven Dallas Cavendish-Bentinck (1900–1950), died unmarried.
In 1949 Portland College for the disabled in Mansfield owed much of its early development to the energy, enthusiasm and vision of Winifred.
[edit] See also
Ted Alletson, to whom the Duke presented a gold watch in honour of an outstanding cricketing achievement.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
[edit] External links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
- Post by Christopher Buyers in thread "Chancellor of the Order of the Garter", newsgroup alt.talk.royalty, 16 April 2006
- Biography of the 6th Duke, with links to online catalogues, from Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Earl of Cork |
Master of the Horse 1886 – 1892 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Oxenbridge |
| Master of the Horse 1895 – 1905 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Sefton |
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| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of St Albans |
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire 1898 – 1939 |
Succeeded by Marquess of Titchfield |
| Preceded by The Bishop of Oxford |
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter 1937 – 1943 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Halifax |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck |
Duke of Portland 1879 – 1943 |
Succeeded by William Cavendish-Bentinck |
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