Adrian Benjamin Bentzon
| Adrian Benjamin Bentzon | |
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| Born |
22 April 1777 Tønsberg, Norway |
| Died |
15 January 1827 (aged 49) Christiansted, St. Croix, Danish West Indies |
| Occupation | Governor of the Danish West Indies |
Adrian Benjamin Bentzon (22 April 1777 – 15 January 1827) was Governor of the Danish West Indies from 1816 to 1820.
He was born in Tønsberg. He graduated from Bergens Latinskole in 1793 and took his legal exams in 1798. 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.
He died in January 1827 in Christiansted, St. Croix.
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| Preceded by Johan Henrik von Stabel |
Governor of the Danish West Indies 1816–1820 |
Succeeded by Carl Adolph Rothe |
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