Peerage Record – 961

     William John Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland was born on 18 September 1800.¹ He was the son of William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland and Henrietta Scott.¹ He died on 6 December 1879 at age 79, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Ensign and Lieutenant in July 1818 in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Cornet in November 1818 in the 10th Hussars.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1821 in the 7th Hussars.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1823 in the 2nd Life Guards.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for King’s Lynn between 1824 and 1826.¹ He gained the rank of Captain between 1824 and 1830 in the Royal West India Rangers.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant and Captain in 1830 in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Titchfield, co. Southampton [G.B., 1716] on 27 March 1854.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Duke of Portland [G.B., 1716] on 27 March 1854.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Portland, co. Dorset [E., 1689] on 27 March 1854.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron of Cirencester, co. Gloucester [E., 1689] on 27 March 1854.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Woodstock, co. Oxford [E., 1689] on 27 March 1854.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Lt.-Gen. Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 14 September 1774.² He was the son of William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy Cavendish.² He married Lady Mary Acheson, daughter of Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford and Millicent Pole, on 19 February 1803.¹ He died on 17 June 1839 at age 64 at Paris, France^G, without issue.²
     He was given the name of William Henry Bentinck at birth.² He gained the rank of Ensign in 1791 in the Coldstream Dragoons.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1792 in the 2nd Light Dragoons.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1794 in the 24th Light Dragoons.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottinghamshire between 1796 and 1803.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Camelford between March 1796 and May 1796.² Between 1799 and 1801 he was attached to General Suvarov’s army and Austrian forces in Northern Italy.² He held the office of Governor of Madras between 1803 and 1807.² He gained the rank of Major-General circa 1805.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Sicily in 1811.² He was Colonel of the 11th Dragoons.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottinghamshire between 1812 and 1814.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1813.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1815.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottinghamshire between 1816 and 1826.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1817.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for King’s Lynn between 1826 and 1827.² He held the office of Governor-General of Bengal between 1827 and 1833.² He held the office of Governor-General of India between 1833 and 1835.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Glasgow between 1836 and 1839.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Lady Mary Acheson was the daughter of Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford and Millicent Pole.¹ She married Lt.-Gen. Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, son of William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy Cavendish, on 19 February 1803.¹ She died on 1 May 1843.¹
     Her married name became Cavendish-Bentinck.

     Maj.-Gen. Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 2 November 1781.¹ He was the son of William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy Cavendish.¹ He married Lady Mary Lowther, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and Lady Augusta Fane, on 16 September 1820.¹ He died on 11 February 1828 at age 46.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹

     Maj.-Gen. John Charles Bentinck was born on 2 July 1763.¹ He was the son of Christian Frederick Anthony Graf Bentinck and Maria Katherine van Tuyll van Serooskerken.¹ He married Jemima Helena de Reede-Ginkel, Countess de Reede-Ginkel, daughter of Frederik Christiaan Reinhart van Reede, 5th Earl of Athlone and Anna Elisabeth Christina van Tuyll van Serooskerken, on 20 March 1785.¹ He died on 23 November 1833 at age 70.¹
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the British Army.¹

     Ann Violet Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 9 December 1864.^1,2 She was the daughter of Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck and Caroline Louisa Burnaby.¹ She died on 15 May 1932 at age 67, unmarried.¹ She was buried at St. Gregory Churchyard, Dawlish, Devon, England.²

     Hyacinth Mary Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 9 December 1864.^1,2 She was the daughter of Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck and Caroline Louisa Burnaby.¹ She married Augustus Edward Jessup, son of Alfred du Pont Jessup and Matilda Nagle, in 1901.¹ She died on 9 December 1916 at age 52 at Ham, London, England.^1,2
     Her married name became Jessup.

     Lt.-Gen. Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 10 May 1819.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck and Anne Wellesley.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Sophia Hawkins-Whitshed, daughter of Sir St. Vincent Keene Hawkins-Whitshed, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Elizabeth Erskine, on 18 February 1857.² He married, secondly, Augusta Mary Elizabeth Browne, 1st Baroness Bolsover, daughter of Very Rev. Hon. Henry Montague Browne and Hon. Catherine Penelope de Montmorency, on 10 June 1862.¹ He died on 11 December 1877 at age 58.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the 7th Dragoon Guards.²

     Elizabeth Sophia Hawkins-Whitshed was the daughter of Sir St. Vincent Keene Hawkins-Whitshed, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Elizabeth Erskine.^1,2 She married Lt.-Gen. Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, son of Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck and Anne Wellesley, on 18 February 1857.¹ She died on 4 January 1858.¹
     Her married name became Cavendish-Bentinck.

     Augusta Mary Elizabeth Browne, 1st Baroness Bolsover was born on 8 November 1834 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ She was the daughter of Very Rev. Hon. Henry Montague Browne and Hon. Catherine Penelope de Montmorency.¹ She married Lt.-Gen. Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, son of Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck and Anne Wellesley, on 10 June 1862.¹ She died on 7 August 1893 at age 58 at 13 Grosvenor Place, London, England^G.² She was buried at Bolsover, Derbyshire, England^G.²
     Her married name became Cavendish-Bentinck. She was created 1st Baroness Bolsover, of Bolsover Castle, co. Derby [U.K.] on 23 April 1880, with a special remainder to the heirs male of her husband, Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, regardless of by which of his wives.¹