William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam
British peer, nobleman and Liberal Party politician
Shield of arms of William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St. George's Chapel.
William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, KG (12 October 1815 – 20 February 1902), styled Hon. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 1815–1835, and Viscount Milton 1835–1857, was a British peer, nobleman, and Liberal Party politician.
Biography
Wentworth-Fitzwilliam was the second son of Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam and his wife, Hon. Mary Dundas, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas.[1] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated MA in 1837.[2] Two years earlier, his elder brother had died without issue, and he became heir to his father's estates and took the courtesy title Viscount Milton. He became Member of Parliament for Malton in 1837. Holding the seat until 1841, he later reclaimed it in 1846 and then sat for Wicklow from 1847 until 1857, the year he inherited his father's earldom.
He was a JP for the county of the West Riding, DL and a County Councillor for County Wicklow in Ireland.
He owned 115,000 acres, including almost 90,000 in County Wicklow.[6]
Family
On 10 September 1838, Lord Fitzwilliam married Lady Frances Harriet Douglas, the eldest daughter of George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton. Lady FitzWilliam died on 16 June 1895.[2] They had fourteen children:[1]
Hon. William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (7 October 1846 – 23 March 1896); married on 21 December 1876 to Elgiva Mary Kinglake. They had one daughter:
Elgiva Mary Kathorn Fitzwilliam (d. 24 April 1963)
Lady Albreda Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (19 January 1855 – 9 October 1933); married on 18 December 1895 to Hon. Charles Fowler Bourke, son of Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo.
Hon. William George Frederick Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (1857 – 19 September 1857)
Lady Charlotte Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (1858 – 1948)
Hon. William Hugh Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (10 January 1860 – 28 March 1917); married on 18 October 1901 to Lady Ada Charlotte Godolphin Osborne (30 May 1870 – 9 April 1944), daughter of George Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds.
Hon. William Reginald Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (12 April 1862 – 7 July 1906); married on 2 February 1893 to Edith Isabella Georgina Lane-Fox.
^ a b c d e"Obituary – Earl Fitzwilliam". The Times. No. 36697. London. 21 February 1902. p. 8.
^Viscount Milton at ESPNcricinfo
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^"The Right Honourable William Thomas Spencer Earl". probatesearchservice.gov. UK Government. 1902. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Viscount Milton
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