Governor Benning Wentworth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_Benning_Wentworth
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:King_George_II
gptkbp:birthDate 1696-03-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire
gptkbp:deathDate 1770-10-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_Wentworth_(Lieutenant_Governor)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Benning_Wentworth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Benning Wentworth
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor expanding settlement in New Hampshire and Vermont
issuing the New Hampshire Grants
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_of_New_Hampshire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Jonathan_Belcher
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Wentworth-Coolidge_Mansion
gptkbp:signature Benning Wentworth signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Abigail_Ruck
gptkb:Martha_Hilton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Wentworth
gptkbp:termEnd 1766
gptkbp:termStart 1741
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brattleboro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5