Benning wentworth biography

American-born merchant and colonial administrator (1696–1770)

Benning Wentworth (July 24, 1696 – October 14, 1770)^[a] was an American merchant, landowner and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766.

He is best known for issuing several land grants in territories claimed by the Province of New Hampshire west of the Connecticut River while serving as governor, which led to disputes with the neighboring Province of New York and the eventual establishment of Vermont.

Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire into a prominent local family, Wentworth was groomed by his father John while growing up to assume control over the family businesses.

When Benning Wentworth, A.B. , retired as royal governor of New Hampshire in the summer of , he was one of the richest men in New England.

Benning Wentworth held the post of colonial governor from to , the longest tenure of any royal governor in any of the colonies.

Benning Wentworth (July 24, – October 14, ) was an.

Benning Wentworth was an American merchant, landowner and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New Hampshire from to

Thanks to his English connections Benning Wentworth in became the first Royal Governor of New Hampshire, as well as Surveyor of His Majesty's Woods in.

However, Wentworth's misbehavior while studying at Harvard College led him to be sent by his father to Boston instead in 1715. There, Wentworth was apprenticed to his uncle before working as a merchant. In 1730, he returned to Portsmouth to assume control over his father's estat