Lord Henry Bentinck
Lord Henry William Scott-Bentinck, known as Lord Henry Bentinck, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Background
Bentinck was the third son of William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, and Henrietta, daughter of Major-General John Scott. William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland and Lord George Bentinck were his elder brothers.Political career
Bentinck sat as Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire from 1846 to 1857. He was also a Trustee of the British Museum and a well-known hound man.Despite being an advocate of the abolition of slavery, he nevertheless submitted an unsuccessful claim for £2,411, relating to 46 enslaved Africans on the L'amitie estate, Trinidad.