Lord Bentinck

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkbp:birthDate 1774-01-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:England
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Economic_reforms_in_India
Education_reforms_in_India
Legal_reforms_in_India
Social_reforms_in_India
Infrastructure_development_in_India
Public_health_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Indian_culture
gptkbp:deathDate 1839-09-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famousFor Social justice initiatives
Advocacy_for_Indian_rights
Economic_policies_in_India
Promotion_of_English_education_in_India
Support_for_Indian_arts_and_culture
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Bentinck
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:British_Raj
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_British_India
gptkbp:honorificPrefix PC
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Bentinck
gptkbp:image Lord_Bentinck_portrait.jpg
gptkbp:influence British_colonial_policy
gptkbp:influenced Indian_society
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkbp:knownFor Reforms_in_India
gptkbp:legacy Modernization of India
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Abolition of Sati
Railway_development_in_India
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Liberalism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1800
1839
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_William_Cavendish-Bentinck
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bentinck_family
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Bentinck
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_Auckland
gptkbp:termEnd 1835
gptkbp:termStart 1828
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Bentinck