Lord William Bentinck

September 14, 1774 – June 17, 1839

British soldier and statesman who was Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835, the first with that title, and abolished sati.

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Offices held

Military service

• British Army Lieutenant General

Affiliations

Party membership

• Whigs (British political party)

Education

• Christ Church, Oxford

Family

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Lord William Bentinck

Timeline

1775

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1815

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1825

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1835

 

Lord William Bentinck

 

Napoleonic Wars

 

Battle of Ordal

 

Governor-General - Company rule in India