George Wentworth-FitzWilliam

George Wentworth-FitzWilliam
George Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Member of Parliament for Richmond
	In office; 1841–1841 Serving with Sir Robert Dundas
Preceded by	Alexander Speirs; Sir Robert Dundas
Succeeded by	Hon. John Dundas; William Ridley-Colborne
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
	In office; 1841–1857 Serving with Sir Robert Heron, Bt (1841–1847); Hon. William Cavendish (1847–1852); Hon. Richard Watson (1852); George Hammond Whalley (1852–1853); Thomson Hankey (1853–1857)
Preceded by	Sir Robert Heron, Bt; John Nicholas Fazakerley
Succeeded by	Thomson Hankey; George Hammond Whalley
Personal details
Born	3 May 1817
Died	4 March 1874 (aged 56)
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Alice Louisa Anson (m. 1865)
Parents	Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (father); Hon. Mary Dundas (mother);
Relatives	William Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (brother); William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwillam (brother); Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (brother); Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (grandson); Maj Gen George Anson (father-in-law); Admiral Francis Bridgeman (nephew); William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (nephew); Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam (nephew); Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (niece); Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (nephew); John Wentworth-FitzWilliam (nephew)

The Hon. George Wentworth-FitzWilliam (3 May 1817 – 4 March 1874), was a British politician.

Background

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was a younger son of Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam, and Mary, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas. William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam and Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam were his brothers.

Political career

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond in 1841 and for Peterborough between 1841 and 1859. He served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1866.^[1]

Family

Wentworth-FitzWilliam married Alice Louisa, daughter of the Hon. George Anson, in 1865. They had several children, including George Charles FitzWilliam, father of Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, the 10th and last Earl Fitzwilliam. Wentworth-Fitzwilliam died in March 1874, aged 56. His wife survived him by five years and died in January 1879.

References

^ "No. 23066". The London Gazette. 3 February 1866. p. 637.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alexander Speirs Sir Robert Dundas	Member of Parliament for Richmond 1841 With: Sir Robert Dundas	Succeeded by Hon. John Dundas William Ridley-Colborne
Preceded by Sir Robert Heron, Bt John Nicholas Fazakerley	Member of Parliament for Peterborough 1841–1859 With: Sir Robert Heron, Bt 1841–1847 Hon. William Cavendish 1847–1852 Hon. Richard Watson 1852 George Hammond Whalley 1852–1853 Thomson Hankey 1853–1857	Succeeded by Thomson Hankey George Hammond Whalley

[1] "No. 23066". The London Gazette. 3 February 1866. p. 637.

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