Wentworth Parsons (25 October 1745 – October 1794) was an

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the establis ...

soldier and politician. Parsons was the son of

Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Baronet Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Baronet (1708 – 24 October 1756) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Parsons was the son of William Parsons and Martha Pigott, and the grandson of Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet. His father predeceased his grandfather, and ...

and Anne Harman. He gained the rank of captain in the

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. Between 1766 and 1768 he was the

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

County Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...

in the

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.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.114. Retrieved 23 January 2023. He married Charlotte Winter, daughter of Paul Winter.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Wentworth 1745 births 1794 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish MPs 1761–1768 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Longford constituencies