William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck

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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Prime Minister of Great Britain
human
alsoKnownAs 3rd Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck
associatedWithEvent fall of the Fox–North Coalition
formation of the Portland ministry (1783)
formation of the Portland ministry (1807)
birthDate 1738-04-14
birthPlace England
Nottinghamshire
burialPlace St Marylebone Parish Church
child Lord William Bentinck
William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1809-10-30
deathPlace England
London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
era 18th century
19th century
familyName Cavendish-Bentinck
linked to: Bentinck family
father William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland
firstTermAsPrimeMinisterEnd 1783-12-19
firstTermAsPrimeMinisterStart 1783-04-02
givenName William
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
monarchDuringTerm George III
mother Margaret Cavendish-Harley
nobleFamily Bentinck family
nobleTitle Duke of Portland
notableFor serving twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain and the United Kingdom
officeContested Prime Minister of Great Britain
ordinalOfTitle 3rd Duke of Portland
parliamentaryGroup Tory Party
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Home Secretary
Lord Chamberlain
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
precededBy The Earl of Shelburne
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
religion Church of England
representedInParliament Middlesex
linked to: County of Middlesex

Nottinghamshire
secondTermAsPrimeMinisterEnd 1809-10-04
secondTermAsPrimeMinisterStart 1807-03-31
spouse Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
linked to: Duchess of Portland

Dorothy Cavendish
succeededBy Spencer Perceval
William Pitt the Younger

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Lady Dorothy Cavendish spouse William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
Lady Dorothy Cavendish child Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
linked to: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
Lord William Bentinck fullName William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck