About Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland

Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Jamaica from 1721 to 1726. Styled Viscount Woodstock from 1689 until 1709, he sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1705 until 1709 when he succeeded to the peerage of Great Britain as Earl of Portland.

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Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland

English peer and Governor of Jamaica (1682-1726)

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Occupation: politician
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Governor of Jamaica, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 2nd Parliament of Great Britain
Born: March 17, 1682
Died: July 4, 1726

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