Lord Henry Bentinck

Lord Henry William Scott-Bentinck (9 June 1804 – 31 December 1870),^[1] known as Lord Henry Bentinck, was a British Conservative Party politician.

1 Background
2 Political career
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links

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 1847 to 1857.^[2] He was also a Trustee of the British Museum and a well-known hound man.

Personal life

Bentinck died in December 1870, aged 66.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 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.

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 1847 – 1857 With: Thomas Houldsworth 1846–1852 Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton 1852–1857	Succeeded by Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton Sir Evelyn Denison

Persondata
Name	Scott-Bentinck, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	9 June 1804
Place of birth
Date of death	31 December 1870
Place of death