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Lieutenant General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB GCH PC (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839), known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman who served as the governor of Fort William (Bengal) from 1828 to 1834 and the first Governor-General of India from 1834 to 1835.
Jun 17, 2018 · The first Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck died on 17 June 1839 in Paris. He is most remembered for his abolition of Sati in British India.
Jun 13, 2024 · Lord William Bentinck was a British governor-general of Bengal (1828–33) and of India (1833–35). An aristocrat who sympathized with many of the liberal ideas of his day, he made important administrative reforms in Indian government and society. He reformed the finances, opened up judicial posts to.
Mar 31, 2024 · Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839), also known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman. From 1828 to 1835, he was Governor-General of India.
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC (Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England.
Jun 8, 2016 · Lord William Bentinck served as Governor General of India between 1828 to 1835. His tenure is known for the social reforms such as Abolition of Sati in 1829, Suppression.
William, Lord Bentinck, (born Sept. 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died June 17, 1839, Paris, France), British colonial administrator. Born to wealth and rank, he was appointed governor of Madras in 1803.
LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK: THE APPLICATION OF LIBERALISM TO INDIA GEORGE D. BEARCE, JR. #-TH E administration of Lord William Bentinck as governor-general of I India, 1828-35, is an interesting example of the interaction of political ideals and political necessities. The peri-od of his administration was one in which early British liberalism an ...
Biography of Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (1774-1839; M.P. and Governor General of India) Lord William Bentinck was born in London, the second son of the 3rd Duke of Portland. He was educated at Rev. Dr Samuel Goodenough's school in Ealing, before moving on to Westminster School.
Jun 27, 2018 · *Bentinck, Lord William* (1774–1839). Soldier and administrator. Bentinck joined Marshal Suwarrof's army in Italy and served with the Austrian forces during the campaigns of 1799 and 1801.
