The Duke of Portland | |
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![]() Portrait by Francis Grant, c. 1852 | |
Lord Privy Seal | |
In office 30 April 1827 – July 1827 | |
Monarch | George IV |
Prime Minister | George Canning |
Preceded by | The Earl of Westmorland |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 17 August 1827 – 21 January 1828 | |
Monarch | George IV |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Goderich |
Preceded by | The Earl of Harrowby |
Succeeded by | The Earl Bathurst |
Member of Parliament for Petersfield | |
In office 29 December 1790 – 18 April 1791 | |
Preceded by | Hon. George North William Jolliffe |
Succeeded by | Welbore Ellis William Jolliffe |
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire | |
In office 18 April 1791 – 30 October 1809 | |
Preceded by | The Earl Verney James Grenville |
Succeeded by | Earl Temple William Selby Lowndes |
Personal details | |
Born | William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck 24 June 1768 London, England[1] |
Died | 27 March 1854 Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England | (aged 85)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 9, including William, John, George, and Henry |
Parent(s) | William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Lady Dorothy Cavendish |
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, PC (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.