Governor-General Lord William Bentinck

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor-General_Lord_William_Bentinck
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1774-09-14
gptkbp:deathDate 1839-06-17
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Henry_Cavendish-Bentinck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor-General Lord William Bentinck
gptkbp:knownFor administrative reforms in India
modernization of Indian education system
reduction of military expenditure in India
social reforms in British India
introduction of English as a medium of instruction in India
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:militaryRank Major-General
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Lady_Dorothy_Cavendish
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Abolition_of_Sati
gptkb:Suppression_of_Thuggee
Educational reforms in India
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_peer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Amherst
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Acheson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Charles_Metcalfe
gptkbp:termEnd 1835
gptkbp:termStart 1828
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Suttee_(widow_burning)
gptkb:Sati_(practice)
gptkb:Minute_on_Indian_Education
gptkb:Sati_(funerary_practice)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7