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Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam

The Hon. William Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam (26 December 1840 – 10 July 1920), was a British Liberal, and later Liberal Unionist politician.

Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Member of Parliament for Doncaster
In office
1888–1892
Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire South
In office
1880–1885
Member of Parliament for Wicklow
In office
1868–1874
Personal details
Born(1840-12-26)26 December 1840
Died10 July 1920(1920-07-10) (aged 79)
Political partyLiberal Unionist
Spouse
Mary Butler
(m. 1877)
Parent
RelativesWilliam Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother)
Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother)
John Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother)
George Douglas (grandfather)

Background edit

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was the second son of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, and Lady Frances Harriet, daughter of George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton. Viscount Milton, the Hon. Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam and the Hon. John Wentworth-FitzWilliam were his brothers

Political career edit

Wentworth-FitzWilliam entered Parliament for Wicklow in 1868, a seat he held until 1874. He later represented the West Riding of Yorkshire South between 1880 and 1885 and Doncaster between 1888 and 1892. Initially a Liberal, he disagreed with William Ewart Gladstone over Irish Home Rule and sat as a Liberal Unionist between 1888 and 1892.

Family edit

Wentworth-FitzWilliam married Lady Mary Grace Louisa, daughter of John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, in 1877. He died in July 1920, aged 79. Lady Mary died in January 1929, aged 82.

References edit

    External links edit

    • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam

    henry, wentworth, fitzwilliam, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, re. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Henry Wentworth FitzWilliam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message The Hon William Henry Wentworth FitzWilliam 26 December 1840 10 July 1920 was a British Liberal and later Liberal Unionist politician Henry Wentworth FitzWilliamMember of Parliament for DoncasterIn office 1888 1892Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire SouthIn office 1880 1885Member of Parliament for WicklowIn office 1868 1874Personal detailsBorn 1840 12 26 26 December 1840Died10 July 1920 1920 07 10 aged 79 Political partyLiberal UnionistSpouseMary Butler m 1877 wbr ParentWilliam Wentworth FitzWilliam father RelativesWilliam Wentworth FitzWilliam brother Charles Wentworth FitzWilliam brother John Wentworth FitzWilliam brother George Douglas grandfather Contents 1 Background 2 Political career 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksBackground editWentworth FitzWilliam was the second son of William Wentworth FitzWilliam 6th Earl FitzWilliam and Lady Frances Harriet daughter of George Douglas 17th Earl of Morton Viscount Milton the Hon Charles Wentworth FitzWilliam and the Hon John Wentworth FitzWilliam were his brothersPolitical career editWentworth FitzWilliam entered Parliament for Wicklow in 1868 a seat he held until 1874 He later represented the West Riding of Yorkshire South between 1880 and 1885 and Doncaster between 1888 and 1892 Initially a Liberal he disagreed with William Ewart Gladstone over Irish Home Rule and sat as a Liberal Unionist between 1888 and 1892 Family editWentworth FitzWilliam married Lady Mary Grace Louisa daughter of John Butler 2nd Marquess of Ormonde in 1877 He died in July 1920 aged 79 Lady Mary died in January 1929 aged 82 References editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Henry Wentworth FitzWilliam Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byWilliam Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume Lord Proby Member of Parliament for Wicklow1868 1874 With William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume Succeeded byWilliam Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume William Richard O Byrne Preceded byWalter Spencer Stanhope Lewis Randle Starkey Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire South1880 1885 With William Henry Leatham Constituency abolished Preceded byWalter Shirley Shirley Member of Parliament for Doncaster1888 1892 Succeeded byCharles James Fleming nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Wentworth FitzWilliam amp oldid 1194647758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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