LORD BYRON and his TIMES
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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Portland, William Henry Cavendish Scott Bentinck, Duke of, 1768-1854 NRA: Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish-Scott- (1768-1854) 4th Duke of Portland, statesman LBT ID: DuPortl4 VIAF ID: 8928730 LOC ID: n88058287 | B/BAP: 1768-06-24 DIED: 1854-03-27 |
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The son of the third duke, educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford; he was MP
for Petersfield (1790-91) and Buckinghamshire (1791-1809); he was a political ally of his
brother-in-law George Canning. | |
