John Wentworth-FitzWilliam
William John Wentworth-FitzWilliam (7 August 1852 – 11 September 1889), was a British Liberal politician.
Wentworth-FitzWilliam was the fifth son of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, and his wife Lady Frances Harriet, daughter of George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton. William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton, was his elder brother and William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 7th Earl FitzWilliam, his nephew. He entered Parliament for Peterborough 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[]
- Earl FitzWilliam
References[]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Categories:
- 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