The Duke of Portland | |
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Master of the Horse | |
In office 9 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Preceded by | The Earl of Cork |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Oxenbridge |
In office 16 July 1895 – 4 December 1905 | |
Monarchs | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Cork |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Sefton |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 December 1857 Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland |
Died | 26 April 1943 Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England | (aged 85)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | |
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William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, TD, PC, DL (28 December 1857 – 26 April 1943), known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier, and Conservative politician. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905.