# Lord Henry Bentinck

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19th-century British politician (1804-1870)

This article is about Conservative politician. For colonial governor, see [Henry William Bentinck](/source/Henry_William_Bentinck).

Lord Henry Bentinck Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire In office 1846–1857 Preceded by Henry Gally Knight Succeeded by Sir Evelyn Denison Personal details Born (1804-06-09)9 June 1804 Died 31 December 1870(1870-12-31) (aged 66) Party Conservative Parents William Bentinck (father) Henrietta Scott (mother)

**Lord Henry William Scott-Bentinck** (9 June 1804 – 31 December 1870),[1] known as **Lord Henry Bentinck**, was a British [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) politician.

## Background

Bentinck was the third son of [William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland](/source/William_Bentinck%2C_4th_Duke_of_Portland), and [Henrietta](/source/Henrietta_Bentinck%2C_Duchess_of_Portland), daughter of Major-General John Scott. [William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland](/source/William_Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck%2C_5th_Duke_of_Portland) and [Lord George Bentinck](/source/Lord_George_Bentinck) were his elder brothers.

## Political career

Bentinck sat as [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) for [North Nottinghamshire](/source/North_Nottinghamshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) from 1846[2] to 1857.[3] He was also a Trustee of the [British Museum](/source/British_Museum) and a well-known hound man.

Despite being an [advocate of the abolition of slavery](/source/Abolitionism), he nevertheless submitted an unsuccessful claim for £2,411, relating to 46 [enslaved Africans](/source/Enslaved_Africans) on the L'amitie estate, [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad).[4][5]

## Personal life

Bentinck died in December 1870, aged 66.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)](https://web.archive.org/web/20150215181722/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ncommons3.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["North Nottinghamshire"](http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=cam_earl&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS100825703&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 7 March 1846. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-craig1832-1885_3-0)** [Craig, F. W. S.](/source/F._W._S._Craig) (1989) [1977]. *British parliamentary election results 1832–1885* (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 438. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-900178-26-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900178-26-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LBS_Trinidad_1684_4-0)** ["Trinidad 1684 (L'amitie) Claim Details, Associated Individuals and Estates"](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/30049). *www.ucl.ac.uk*. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Imperial_Careering_Bentinck_5-0)** Haggerty, Sheryllynne; Seymour, Susanne (2018). [*Imperial Careering in the Long Eighteenth Century::The Bentinck Family, 1710-1830s*](https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/908497/1/Final%20document%20for%20University%20Repository.pdf) (PDF). Nottingham: University of Nottingham.

## External links

- *[Hansard](/source/Hansard)* 1803–2005: [contributions in Parliament by Lord Henry Bentinck](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-henry-bentinck)

Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by Thomas Houldsworth Henry Gally-Knight Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire North 1846 – 1857 With: Thomas Houldsworth 1846–1852 Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton 1852–1857 Succeeded by Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton Sir Evelyn Denison

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