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George Wentworth-FitzWilliam

George Wentworth-FitzWilliam

British politician

The Hon. George Wentworth-FitzWilliam (3 May 1817 – 4 March 1874), was a British politician.

Background

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was a younger son of Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam, and Mary, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas. William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam and Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam were his brothers.

Political career

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond in 1841 and for Peterborough between 1841 and 1859. He served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1866.[1]

Family

Wentworth-FitzWilliam married Alice Louisa, daughter of the Hon. George Anson, in 1865. They had several children, including George Charles FitzWilliam, father of Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, the 10th and last Earl Fitzwilliam. Wentworth-Fitzwilliam died in March 1874, aged 56. His wife survived him by five years and died in January 1879.

References

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    "No. 23066". The London Gazette. 3 February 1866. p. 637.
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