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William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC, FRS (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783) and then of the United Kingdom (1807–1809).
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd duke of Portland was a British prime minister from April 2 to Dec. 19, 1783, and from March 31, 1807, to Oct. 4, 1809; on both occasions he was merely the nominal head of a government controlled by stronger political leaders.
Sep 2, 2015 · William Bentinck was the youngest son of the second Duke of Portland, and was born on 14 April 1738. He attended Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford (where he informally added ‘Cavendish’ to his surname) before undertaking a 'Grand Tour' of Europe, during the latter stages of which he was elected MP for Weobley, Herefordshire, through his family’s interests.
The gap in his two premierships is the longest of any Prime Minister. He is also King Charles III’s great-grandfather. He was also the Chancellor of Oxford University from 1792 and the President of the Foundling Hospital in London from 1793, holding both positions until his death. Portland married Lady Dorothy Cavendish in 1766 and they had ...
William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (1709-1762) Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1715-1785) John Albert Bentinck (1737-1775; naval captain and M.P.) William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809) William Bentinck (1764-1813; Vice-Admiral) William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of ...
May 23, 2018 · Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of (1738–1809) British statesman, prime minister (1783, 1807–09). He was briefly made prime minister at the end of the American Revolution. As home secretary (1794–1801), Portland helped William Pitt (the Younger) draft the Act of Union (1801). His second ministry ended in a feud ...
Search for: '3rd duke of Portland, William Cavendish-Bentinck' in Oxford Reference ». (1738–1809).Portland began his career as a follower of Newcastle and rose to the status of second in command to Rockingham, succeeding the latter as official head of the Whig opposition in 1782. He shared the leadership with the party's Commons spokesman ...
