John Wentworth-FitzWilliam

Politician

1852 – 1889

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Who was John Wentworth-FitzWilliam?

William John Wentworth-FitzWilliam, was a British Liberal politician.

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was the fifth son of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, and his wife Lady Frances Harriet, daughter of George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton. William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton, was his elder brother and William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 7th Earl FitzWilliam, his nephew. He entered Parliament for Peterborough in 1878, a seat he held until his death.

Wentworth-FitzWilliam died at Wentworth house in September 1889, aged 37, after he was thrown from his horse.

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Born
Aug 7, 1852
Died
Sep 11, 1889

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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