Lord William Cavendish-Bentinck

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lord_William_Cavendish-Bentinck
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1774-09-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bulstrode_Park,_Buckinghamshire,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1839-06-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Baronet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord William Cavendish-Bentinck
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Cavendish-Bentinck_family
gptkbp:militaryRank Major-General
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Lady_Dorothy_Cavendish
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor reforms in India
abolition of sati
introduction of English education in India
suppression of Thuggee
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:colonial_administrator
politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Nottinghamshire
Member of Parliament for King's Lynn
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:British_peer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Amherst
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:Governor_of_Madras
gptkbp:signature William Cavendish-Bentinck signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Mary_Acheson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Charles_Metcalfe
gptkbp:termEnd 1835
gptkbp:termEnd_(Madras) 1807
gptkbp:termStart 1828
gptkbp:termStart_(Madras) 1803
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cavendish-Bentinck_family
gptkb:Cavendish-Bentinck
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6