Lt.-Col. Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck

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Lt.-Col. Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 7 October 1868.1 He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck and Augusta Mary Elizabeth Browne, 1st Baroness Bolsover.1 He married Cecily Mary Grenfell, daughter of Charles Seymour Grenfell and Elizabeth Graham, on 27 February 1897.1 He died on 19 June 1956 at age 87.1

    Lt.-Col. Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.1 On 23 February 1880 he was granted the rank of a duke's younger son.2 He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Nottinghamshire.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Nottinghamshire.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.1 He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times and was wounded.1 He gained the rank of Assistant Adjutant-General in 1915 in the service of the British Expeditionary Force.1 He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.1

Children of Lt.-Col. Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck and Cecily Mary Grenfell

Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck b. 27 Sep 1901, d. 13 Aug 1977.1

Alice Cavendish-Bentinck+ b. 10 Oct 1904.1

Citations

[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3184. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 210. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.