Lord William Bentinck
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Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Lord William Bentinck GCB GCH |
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| Governor-General of India | |
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In office 1833 – 20 March 1835 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | |
| Succeeded by |
Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt As Acting Governor-General |
| Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William | |
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In office 4 July 1828 – 1833 |
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| Monarch |
George IV William IV |
| Prime Minister |
The Duke of Wellington The Earl Grey |
| Preceded by |
William Butterworth Bayley As Acting Governor-General |
| Governor of Madras | |
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In office 30 August 1803 – 11 September 1807 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Clive |
| Succeeded by |
William Petrie As Acting Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 September 1774 Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 17 June 1839 (aged 64) Paris, France |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Acheson (d. 1843) |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Royal Guelphic Order |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1791–1839 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands |
11th Regiment of Light Dragoons India |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
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. He served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835.
Bentinck was born in Buckinghamshire, the second son of Prime Minister William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, and Lady Dorothy, only daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. Upon the third duke's marriage to Lady Dorothy, he changed the family name to Cavendish-Bentinck.
Bentinck joined the Coldstream Guards on 28 January 1791 at the age of 16, purchasing an ensign's commission. He was promoted to captain-lieutenant (lieutenant) in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons on 4 August 1792, and to captain in the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons on 6 April 1793. He was promoted to major in the 28th Foot on 29 March 1794 and to lieutenant-colonel in the 24th Dragoons that July. On 9 January 1798, Bentinck was promoted to colonel. In 1803 he was, to some surprise, appointed Governor of Madras, and was promoted to major-general on 1 January 1805. Although his tenure was moderately successful, it was brought to an end by a mutiny at Vellore in 1806, prompted by Bentinck's order that the native troops be forbidden to wear their traditional attire. Only after serious violence was order restored and the offending policy rescinded, and Bentinck was recalled in 1807.
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