| 词条 | Adrian Benjamin Bentzon |
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|name = Adrian Benjamin Bentzon |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1777|04|22|df=y}} |birth_place = Tønsberg, Norway |death_date = {{Death date and age|1827|01|15|1777|04|22|df=y}} |death_place = Christiansted, St. Croix, Danish West Indies |other_names = |known_for = | education =Bergen Cathedral School University of Copenhagen | occupation = attorney civil servant | employer = Governor of the Danish West Indies | spouse = Magdalena Astor (1788–1832) | relatives = John Jacob Astor (1763–1848) }}Adrian Benjamin Bentzon (22 April 1777 – 15 January 1827) was Governor of the Danish West Indies from 1816 to 1820.[1] BiographyHe was born in Tønsberg, Norway. He was the son of Hans Jacob Bentzon (1739–1810) and Sophia Hedvig Købke (1755–1810). He graduated from Bergen Cathedral School in 1793 and took his legal exams in 1798 at the University of Copenhagen. He was later adjunct and notary of the legal faculty. In 1814 he became part of the government of the Danish West Indies. In 1816 he was Governor at the level of Major General. He was named as Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1817. In 1820 he became embroiled in scandal, and resigned as governor, but in 1825 he was acquitted by the Supreme Court of Denmark.[2] [3]Personal lifeIn 1807, Bentzon was married to Magdalena Astor (1788–1832), daughter of John Jacob Astor. The marriage was not happy, their two children died, and she lived for several years with her parents in New York City. In 1819, Bentzon was granted divorce. She subsequently married Rev. John Bristed (1778–1855). Bentzon died during 1827 at Christiansted, St. Croix. References1. ^{{cite web|url= http://denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Samfund,_jura_og_politik/Myndigheder_og_politisk_styre/Generalguvern%C3%B8r/Adrian_Benjamin_Bentzon|title= Adrian Benjamin Bentzon|publisher= Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal |author= Kay Larsen, Sv. E. Green-Pedersen|accessdate=January 1, 2019}} {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box | title=Governor of the Danish West Indies | before=Johan Henrik von Stabel | after=Carl Adolph Rothe | years=1816–1820}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bentzon, Adrian Benjamin}}2. ^{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Adrian_Benjamin_Bentzon |title= Adrian Benjamin Bentzon|publisher= Store norske leksikon|author= Knut Dørum|accessdate=January 1, 2019}} 3. ^Carl Frederik Bricka. Adrian Benjamin Bentzon Dansk biografisk Lexikon 9 : Governors of the Danish West Indies|Norwegian military leaders|1777 births|1827 deaths|Politicians from Tønsberg|University of Copenhagen alumni|Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog|19th century in the Danish West Indies|19th-century Danish politicians |
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