Preceded by William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne |
14th Prime Minister of Great Britain 1783-1783 |
Succeeded by William Pitt 'The Younger' |
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"William Henry Cavendish[1] Bentinck,[2] was born 14 April 1738, the eldest son and heir of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, and his wife, Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley. He held the courtesy title of Marquess of Titchfield from his birth until he succeeded his father as 3rd Duke of Portland, Marquess of Titchfield, and Earl of Portland 1 May 1762.
He was educated at Westminster School, and Oxford University and went on the Grand Tour of Germany, Poland and Italy from 1757-1761, but was recalled because of his extravagance.
He had assumed the additional surname of Cavendish about 1755 under the requirements of the will of his maternal grandmother, the Countess of Oxford and Mortimer, and assumed the name officially for himself and his descendants by royal licence dated 5 October 1801.
While still away he was elected as a Whig, Member of Parliament (in the House of Commons) for the constituency of Weobley in Herefordshire on 28 March 1761,[3] but resigned once he succeeded his father and went to the House of Lords.
3rd Duke of Portland.
Prime Minister,[2] of Great Britain 2/4/1783-19/12/1783 & 31/3/1807 - 4/10/1809;
On 8 November 1766, he married Lady Dorothy Cavendish, the only daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Charlotte Boyle, Baroness Clifford.[2] His estates at the time only bought in just over £9,000 per annum, of which £1,600 went to his mother, but his wife had a dowry of £30,000.
They were parents of six children:[2]
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