Difference between revisions of "Lord George Bentinck"
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<p> | <p> Statesman and sportsman, a member of the [[Portland]] family; entered [[Parliament]] as a Whig, turned Conservative on the passing of the [[Reform]] Bill of 1832; served under Sir [[Robert]] Peel; assumed the leadership of the party as a Protectionist when Sir Robert [[Peel]] became a Free-trader, towards whom he conceived a strong personal animosity; died suddenly; the memory of him owes something to the memoir of his life by Lord [[Beaconsfield]] (1802-1848). </p> | ||
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Lord George Bentinck [1]
Statesman and sportsman, a member of the Portland family; entered Parliament as a Whig, turned Conservative on the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832; served under Sir Robert Peel; assumed the leadership of the party as a Protectionist when Sir Robert Peel became a Free-trader, towards whom he conceived a strong personal animosity; died suddenly; the memory of him owes something to the memoir of his life by Lord Beaconsfield (1802-1848).
