There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wentworth, four in the

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and one in the

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. All creations are extinct. The Wentworth Baronetcy, of Wentworth Woodhouse in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1611. For more information on this creation, see

Earl of Strafford Earl of Strafford is a title that has been created three times in English and British history. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in January 1640 for Thomas Wentworth, the close advisor of King Charles I. He had already succe ...

. The Wentworth Baronetcy, of Gosfield in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for John Wentworth. The title became extinct on his death in 1631. The Wentworth Baronetcy, of West Bretton in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 27 September 1664 for Thomas Wentworth. The fourth Baronet sat as

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for Malton. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1792. The Wentworth Baronetcy, of North Elmsal in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 28 July 1692 for John Wentworth. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1741. The Wentworth Baronetcy, of Parlut in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 16 May 1795 for John Wentworth. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1844.

Wentworth baronets, of Wentworth Woodhouse (1611)

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Wentworth baronets, of Gosfield (1611)

Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, of Gosfield Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet ( – October 1631), of Gosfield, was an English aristocrat. Easly life He was the eldest of two sons born of John Wentworth of Gosfield Hall, and the former Cicely Unton.Cokayne, George Edward, editor, ''The Comple ...

(–1631)

Wentworth baronets, of West Bretton (1664)

*Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baronet (c. 1615–1675) *Sir Matthew Wentworth, 2nd Baronet (died 1678), brother *Sir Matthew Wentworth, 3rd Baronet (c. 1665–1706) *

Sir William Wentworth, 4th Baronet Sir William Wentworth, 4th Baronet (1686–1763), of Bretton Hall, West Yorkshire, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1731 to 1741. Origins Wentworth was baptized at York Minster on 29 October 1686, the se ...

(1686–1763) *Sir Thomas Wentworth Blackett, 5th Baronet (1726–1792)

Wentworth baronets, of North Elmsal (1692)

*Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (1673–1720) *Sir Butler Cavendish Wentworth, 2nd Baronet (c. 1710–1741)

Wentworth baronets, of Parlut (1795)

Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (9 August 1737 – 8 April 1820) was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. ...

(1737–1820) *Sir Charles Mary Wentworth, 2nd Baronet (1775–1844)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wentworth Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1611 establishments in England