Wentworth, Benning (1696-1770), served as royal governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1767. He is chiefly remembered for making land grants in what is now Vermont, an area then claimed both by New York and New Hampshire. In each town grant, he took 500 acres (200 hectares) for himself. Bennington, Vermont, is named after him. Wentworth was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and graduated from Harvard. He helped make New Hampshire independent of Massachusetts.
