Benning Wentworth

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Benning Wentworth was an 18th-century colonial governor of New Hampshire known for issuing numerous land grants that shaped settlement in New England.

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Benning Wentworth canonical 1
William Benning Wentworth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governor
person
politician
appointedBy George II of Great Britain
surface form: King George II of Great Britain
authorityDerivedFrom royal commission from the British Crown
birthDate 1696-07-24
birthPlace Portsmouth, New Hampshire
surface form: Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
burialPlace Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
conflict boundary disputes between New Hampshire and New York
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
deathDate 1770-10-14
deathPlace Portsmouth, New Hampshire
surface form: Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
education Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College (attended)
endTime 1766
era 18th century
familyName Wentworth
father John Wentworth (lieutenant governor of New Hampshire)
givenName Benning
grantedLandIn Coos County, New Hampshire
surface form: Coos region of New Hampshire

New Hampshire Grants (later Vermont)
heritage English-American
historicalRegion British America
influenced early settlement of Vermont
knownFor land speculation and patronage
memberOfPoliticalFaction British colonial administration
monarchDuringReign George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III of Great Britain
notableFor issuing numerous land grants in New Hampshire and Vermont
issuing the New Hampshire Grants in territory later part of Vermont
shaping settlement patterns in northern New England
occupation colonial administrator
merchant
owned Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
participatedIn administration of the Province of New Hampshire
politicalRegion Province of New Hampshire
positionHeld Governor of the Province of New Hampshire
predecessor Jonathan Belcher
relative John Wentworth (lieutenant governor of New Hampshire)
surface form: John Wentworth (nephew, later royal governor of New Hampshire)
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Rye Beach
surface form: Little Harbor, New Hampshire

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
signature Benning Wentworth signature
spouse Abigail Ruck
Martha Hilton
startTime 1741
successor John Wentworth (lieutenant governor of New Hampshire)
surface form: John Wentworth (royal governor of New Hampshire)

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Hanover, New Hampshire, United States charteredBy Benning Wentworth
subject surface form: Hanover, New Hampshire
Bennington, Vermont namedAfter Benning Wentworth
this entity surface form: William Benning Wentworth