William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
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William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (21 August 1796 – 5 March 1824)—styled Viscount Woodstock until 1809—was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and son of a duke. Born into the noble Bentinck family, his grandfather William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, served as both Prime Minister of Great Britain and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Expected to succeed his father as the fifth Duke of Portland, Titchfield died at only 27 years old.
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Marquess of Titchfield | |
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Member of Parliament for Bletchingley | |
In office 27 February 1819 – 9 January 1822 | |
Preceded by | George Tennyson Sir William Curtis |
Succeeded by | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower Edward Henry Edwardes |
Member of Parliament for King's Lynn | |
In office 9 January 1822 – 5 March 1824 | |
Preceded by | Sir Martin ffolkes Lord Walpole |
Succeeded by | John Walpole Marquess of Titchfield |
Personal details | |
Born | (1796-08-21)21 August 1796 Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire |
Died | 5 March 1824(1824-03-05) (aged 27) St. James's Square, London |
Nationality | British |
Parent(s) | William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland Henrietta Scott |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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