William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
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His Grace The Duke of Portland PC DCL |
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| Lord Privy Seal | |
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In office 30 April 1827 – July 1827 |
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| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | George Canning |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Westmorland |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 17 August 1827 – 21 January 1828 |
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| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Goderich |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Harrowby |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Bathurst |
| Member of Parliament for Petersfield | |
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In office 29 December 1790 – 18 April 1791 |
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| Preceded by |
Hon. George North William Jolliffe |
| Succeeded by |
Welbore Ellis William Jolliffe |
| Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire | |
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In office 18 April 1791 – 30 October 1809 |
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| Preceded by |
The Earl Verney James Grenville |
| Succeeded by |
Earl Temple William Selby Lowndes |
| Personal details | |
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24 June 1768 London, England |
| Died | 27 March 1854 (aged 85) Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta née Scott (m. 1795; d. 1844) |
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland PC DCL (24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854), styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809, was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich.
Portland was the eldest son of Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy, daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Boyle, Baroness Clifford. He was the elder brother of Lord William Bentinck and Lord Charles Bentinck.
He was educated first in Ealing under the tutelage of Samuel Goodenough graduating in 1774, followed by Westminster School (1783). He attended Christ Church, Oxford for two years but did not take a degree. The third Duke, who spared no expense for his heir, sent him to The Hague in 1786 for experience working with the crown's envoy, Sir James Harris. He returned in 1789.
He later received an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law from Oxford in 1793. He also served as a Family Trustee of the British Museum; in 1810, he loaned the famed Portland Vase to the museum.
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