William Cavendish-Bentinck
(1738-1809)
15th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1783-1783)
Died aged c. 71
Wikidata WikipediaWilliam Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC, FRS (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783) and then of the United Kingdom (1807–1809). The gap of 26 years between his two terms as Prime Minister is the longest of any British Prime Minister. He was also the fourth great-grandfather of King Charles III through his great-granddaughter Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Portland was known before 1762 by the courtesy title Marquess of Titchfield. He held a title for every degree of British nobility: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. He was the leader of the Portland Whigs faction, which broke with the Whig leadership of Charles James Fox and joined with William Pitt the Younger in the wake of the French Revolution.
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Some Notable People Buried Here Edward Forset Lord of the Manor 1630 Sir Edmund Douce Cupbearer to 2 Queens 1644 Dame Francis Howland 1668 Claudius de Crespigny and his wife 1695 Maria de Vierville French refugees 1708 Humphrey Wanley Librarian 1726 James Figg Pugilist 1734 James Gibbs Architect 1754 Edmond Hoyle Writer on games 1769 John Rysbrack Sculptor 1770 John Allen Royal Apothecary 1774 James Ferguson Astronomer 1776 Allan Ramsey Painter 1784 Charles Wesley Divine 1788 Stephen Storace Composer 1796 George Stubbs Painter 1806 3rd Duke of Portland Lord of the Manor 1809 Caroline Watson Engraver 1814
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