New-York tribune., 1912-06-12
LORD CHARLES ILL
mike Of Port|and's Brother in
I,anuer at Toronto Hospital.

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Iva Charles cavendish-Bentinck, who is
..,s 50 seriously ill of septic@mia at the
..,,,or,a Memorial Hospital in Toronto, con-
,,.d while IN Winnipeg. where he was
;, shooting expedition. is the second of
:. ,uo hslf-brothers Of tho Duke Of Port
-, who until the marriage OF the latter
,,,a second and third in the line Of sue
..ion 10 the family honors and vast
o..,,h Of the dukedon.
~. n,ospects In this direction have be-
roore remote since the birth Of a
Vo .n,s of sturdy boys to the duke.
".a Charles, like his other and older
~, Lord Henry Cavendish- Bentinck,
1orner officer OF the crack 9th Lancers.
Is ..rved with his corps throughout the
African war, retiring with the rank
e.. a,nr He has since been Master Of the
u.orn Hounds, and spent. Of course. much
,r the hunting field. He is married
- ocely Grenfell. daughter Of Seymour
c..,fsn. Of Elibank House. Taplow, and
|,.,.r ~ that Rivcrsdale Taplow who spends
- ,,uch Of his time on this side of the
80 and is famous as a polo player.
- Charles and the Duke of Portland
~. cons of the late Lieutenant General
,-.hrr Cavendish-Bentinck, grandson OF
~. ,h,yd duke. The general was twice mar
- uis son by his first wife daughter Of
-. vincent whitshedD is the present duke
-. s.oond wife was a daughter OF Lord
,,r.,o,ne's brother. Dean Browne Of Lis
q n
.rd managed 10 win the affection OF her
...,son 70 such an extent that when he was
r.Iatiyely penniless officer Of the Cold
-, Guards and succeeded 10 the titles
.-s .s.ates OF his third cousin, the nth
nnt. OF Portland. whom he had never seen
a. HE NE. he not only made very hand
-.r,s allowances 10 his half-brothers ana
,.ws,s,srs but also used the great IN
go. which he had acquired through his
..--,,ori., possessions 10 obtain for his
...,ro,her peerage in her own r!sht
-.m.ly, the bsrony Of Bolsover he couio
.,Iv 40 this. however. on condition that on
~ s,ath IL should bs inherited not by her
Jd.s, son, Lord Henry -BentincK'
S,, that u should revert to himself. al
ss.ug, there was no blood relationship be
tween them.
TbA fifth Duke OF Portland was that &C.
..,,rio peer whose horror Of being seen
~ Strangers was so intense that he spent
.ulions Of dollars IN adding vast sub
,.rrsnean apartments to Welbeck ABBEY
,nc,ud,ns large and roomy tunnels IN ever!
direction beneath the extensive park many
=, them terminating near the lodge gates
=, the estate II was entirely owing TO
che difficulty OF finding people who haa
ever seen this retiring duke In later years
that some persons Of the name OF Druce
vera able for a long time after his death
"a carry on a suit for the title. claiming
thst tbs duke had led a double NE ana
rat while he was q peer OF the realm ut
Velbsck Abbey he was merely J. Druce'
fvner Of the Baker Street Bazaar Uhc
fsther and grandfather Of the respective
rtigants), when he chose to assume his
disguise. The claim. however, was proved
20 rest only on a singular resemblance
htyeen the duke and Druce end upon
several other remarkable condolences.
But the suit developed into q cause
ceebre," which dragged on for years be-
fore the pretensions Of the Druces were
sseni,alv thrown out of court