John Albert Bentinck (1737-1775)

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John Albert Bentinck

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth29.12.1737HPO
First Known Service21.7.1757CSORN
A.K.A.BentinchPROB11
FatherWillem Bentinck van Rhoon, 1st Count Bentinck (1704–1774)E-WIKI
MotherCharlotte Sophia AldenburgHPO
WifeRenira de Tuyll de Serooskerken - Married 17.7.1763HPO
Son
William BentinckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1810
HPO
Son-in-Law
Sir George MartinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1865
ref:1128
DaughterSophia Henrietta [Hawkins-Whitshed] (1765-1852)ref:1128
DaughterCharlotte Frances [Milnes] (1768-1850)ref:1128
DaughterHarriet Elizabeth [Martin] (1770-1806)ref:1128
SonJohn (1771-1804)ref:1128
SonCharles John (1773-1781)ref:1128
SonHenry Saville (d 1776)HPO
BrotherChristian F. Anthony, 2nd Count Bentinck (1734-1768)ref:1128
Last Known Service26.10.1773CSORN
Date of Death23.9.1775HPO
Will Probated28.9.1775, PROB 11/1011/303

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
21.7.1757 LieutenantCSORN
18.5.1758 CommanderCSORN
18.5.175817.10.1758
Fly (8) 1752-1772
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/514		BWAS-1714
17.10.1758 CaptainCSORN
17.10.175827.10.1759
Dover (44) 1740-1763
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/548		BWAS-1714
27.10.175925.8.1762
Niger (32) 1759-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1813 Renamed "Negro"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/97		BWAS-1714
30.3.176116.3.1768Elected a Member of Parliament for RyeHPO
1.11.176229.3.1763
Anson (60) 1747-1773
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/447		ADM 6/19
6.5.176621.3.1769
Dragon (74) 1760-1784
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/117		BWAS-1714
25.10.177026.10.1773
Centaur (74) 1759-1782
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/304		BWAS-1714
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Posted by Brian Stephens on Friday 11th of April 2014 02:24

John Bentinck, esteemed an active and vigilant officer. In addition to which, he was a man of genius, and great mechanical abilities. He invented a chain pump, and main sail of a triangular shape, for lying-to in gales of wind, which still bear his name (Naval History of Great Britain 1818)

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