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  1. Lord William George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (27 February 1802 – 21 September 1848), better known as Lord George Bentinck, was an English Conservative politician and racehorse owner noted for his role (with Benjamin Disraeli) in unseating Sir Robert Peel over the Corn Laws.

  2. Lord George Bentinck (born Feb. 27, 1802, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, Eng.—died Sept. 21, 1848, Welbeck) was a British politician who in 1846–47 articulately led the protective-tariff advocates who opposed the free-trade policy of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.

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  3. Moving rapidly on to the 19th Century, Lord George, a younger son of the 4th Duke of Portland, was born in 1802 – auspiciously the same year as the inaugural race meeting at Goodwood!

  4. Jun 27, 2024 · A certain absence both of historical sympathy and of interest in the arguments of the enemies of free trade has produced a widely-held view of the protectionists as mere revanchistes and political untouchables, ‘wild men of the right’ who had to be ‘dragged kicking and screaming from their last ditches’ while others made proper preparations for ...

  5. Sep 7, 2016 · During three years, under circumstances of great difficulty, he displayed some of the highest qualities of political life: courage and a lofty spirit; a mastery of details which experience usually alone confers; a quick apprehension and a clear intelligence; indomitable firmness; promptness, punctuality, and perseverance which never fail...

  6. Overview. Lord George Bentinck. (1802—1848) politician and sportsman. Quick Reference. (1802–48). Bentinck personified integrity in politics and sport. A son of the duke of Portland, Bentinck was private secretary to Canning, his uncle by marriage, and an MP from 1828. ... From: Bentinck, Lord George in The Oxford Companion to British History »

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  8. William George Frederic Cavendish Bentinck, commonly called Lord George Bentink , fifth child and second surviving son of the fourth duke of Portland, by Henrietta, daughter of Major-general Scott, of Balcomie, co. Fife, was born at Welbeck Abbey on 27 February Although it has been frequently asserted that he was sent to Eton and Christ Church ...