DescriptionLord George Bentinck Statue, Cavendish Square, London W1 (52718415128).jpg
Erected 1851
Inscription:
William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck,
born MDCCCII, died MDCCCXLVIII.
(b.1802, d.1848)
From an information board in the square: "The statue of Lord George Bentinck, descendant of Lord Harley, devotee of the Turf, and politician, is by Thomas Campbell, 1851."
Lord Harley was the owner of the Marylebone estate which he planned in 1717, with Cavendish Square as its centrepiece, named after his wife, Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles, through whom he succeeded to the estate.
From Wikipedia: Lord William George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (27 February 1802-21 September 1848), better known as Lord George Bentinck, was an English Conservative politician and racehorse owner noted for his role (with Benjamin Disraeli) in unseating Sir Robert Peel over the Corn Laws.
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