The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill · Character
Samuel Bentham
Jeremy Bentham's brother, a naval engineer and administrator mentioned in Mill's early life.
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Also known as General Sir Samuel Bentham, Sir Samuel Bentham, Samuel, Sir Samuel
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- Mill's Intellectual Circle
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