William John Wentworth-FitzWilliam (7 August 1852 – 11 September 1889), was a British
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
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* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
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politician.
Wentworth-FitzWilliam was the fifth son of
William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam
William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, (12 October 1815 – 20 February 1902), styled Hon. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 1815–1835, and Viscount Milton 1835–1857, was a British Peerage, peer, nobleman, and Libera ...
, and his wife Lady Frances Harriet, daughter of
George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton
George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton (23 December 1789 – 31 March 1858), known as George Douglas until 1827, was a Scottish Tory politician.
Douglas was the son of the Hon. John Douglas, second son of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton. Hi ...
.
William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton, was his elder brother and
William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 7th Earl FitzWilliam
William "Billy" Charles de Meuron Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam, (25 July 1872 – 15 February 1943), styled Viscount Milton from 1877 to 1902, was a British Army officer, nobleman, politician, and aristocrat.
Early life and co ...
, his nephew. He entered Parliament for
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
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.
See also
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Earl FitzWilliam
Earl Fitzwilliam (or FitzWilliam) was a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Fitzwilliam family (later Wentworth-Fitzwilliam).
History
The Fitzwilliams acquired extensive holdings in th ...
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1852 births
1889 deaths
Younger sons of earls
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1874–1880
UK MPs 1880–1885
UK MPs 1885–1886
UK MPs 1886–1892
Politics of Peterborough
Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies