Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam

The Hon. William Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam (26 December 1840 – 10 July 1920), was a British Liberal, and later Liberal Unionist politician.

Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Member of Parliament for Doncaster
In office 1888–1892
Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire South
In office 1880–1885
Member of Parliament for Wicklow
In office 1868–1874
Personal details
Born	(1840-12-26)26 December 1840
Died	10 July 1920(1920-07-10) (aged 79)
Political party	Liberal Unionist
Spouse	Mary Butler ​ (m. 1877)​
Parent	William Wentworth-FitzWilliam (father)
Relatives	William Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother) Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother) John Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother) George Douglas (grandfather)

Background

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was the second son of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, and Lady Frances Harriet, daughter of George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton. Viscount Milton, the Hon. Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam and the Hon. John Wentworth-FitzWilliam were his brothers

Political career

Wentworth-FitzWilliam entered Parliament for Wicklow in 1868, a seat he held until 1874. He later represented the West Riding of Yorkshire South between 1880 and 1885 and Doncaster between 1888 and 1892. Initially a Liberal, he disagreed with William Ewart Gladstone over Irish Home Rule and sat as a Liberal Unionist between 1888 and 1892.

Family

Wentworth-FitzWilliam married Lady Mary Grace Louisa, daughter of John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, in 1877. He died in July 1920, aged 79. Lady Mary died in January 1929, aged 82.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam