Item 58: Autograph by Lord Fred[erick] Bentinck, ca 1800s-1828
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 58
Dates
- Created: ca 1800s-1828
Creator
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Autograph
Condition Note:
Fair: parchment is browning; ink is faded; tear in bottom left corner
Measurements:
⅝ in. x 2 ½ in.
Description:
The following is an autograph from Lord Frederick Bentinck [Lord Frederick Cavdendish-Bentinck], likely written sometime between 1800 and the time of Bentinck’s death in 1828. Lord Bentinck was the son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. He joined the British Royal Army as an ensign in 1797 and ultimately rose to the positions of Major-General and ceremonial Colonel of the 58th Foot Regiment by 1819. Throughout his military career, Bentinck was involved in the War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802), the Battle of Corunna (1809), and the Walcheren Campaign (1809). With the encouragement of his cousin, Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, Lord Frederick Bentinck became a Member of Parliament for Weobley in 1816, a position to which he was returned in 1818 and 1820. In 1824, Bentinck became MP for Queensborough. He was voted out of office in 1826; and although Bentinck was considered for seats in Carlisle and Cockermouth, he never returned to politics due to illness that he succumbed to in 1828. There is little record of Bentinck in the House of Commons, but he generally voted Tory.
Transcription:
Fred Bentinck [Signature]
Creator
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