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Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam | |
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| Member of Parliament forDoncaster | |
| In office 1888–1892 | |
| Member of Parliament forWest Riding of Yorkshire South | |
| In office 1880–1885 | |
| Member of Parliament forWicklow | |
| 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 |
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| Relatives | William Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother) Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother) John Wentworth-FitzWilliam (brother) George Douglas (grandfather) |
The Hon.William Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam (26 December 1840 – 10 July 1920), was a BritishLiberal, and laterLiberal Unionist politician.
Wentworth-FitzWilliam was the second son ofWilliam Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, and Lady Frances Harriet, daughter ofGeorge Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton.Viscount Milton, the Hon.Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam and the Hon.John Wentworth-FitzWilliam were his brothers
Wentworth-FitzWilliam entered Parliament forWicklow in 1868, a seat he held until 1874. He later represented theWest Riding of Yorkshire South between 1880 and 1885 andDoncaster between 1888 and 1892. Initially a Liberal, he disagreed withWilliam Ewart Gladstone overIrish Home Rule and sat as aLiberal Unionist between 1888 and 1892.
Fitzwilliam marriedLady Mary Butler, daughter of the lateJohn Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde and sister of the-thenMarquess of Ormonde atSt George's, Hanover Square in London on 12 July; the ceremony was reportedly a significant society event, attended by many members of the British Aristocracy.[1]
The couple had three children:
The couple took up residence at a large tudor-style[2] manor houseThe Lodge, Malton, in Yorkshire, which was owned by Henry's father Lord FitzWilliam, in mid-1878. The 1881 Census of England that their Household then included ten servants: a Butler, Lady’s Maid, one Footman, two Nurses, a Housekeeper, two Housemaids and two Kitchen Maids. This record also includes two buildings marked as ‘Lodge Cottage’, which housed a Gardener, Laundress, Page, Groom, Land Agent, Cook and Housemaid who were likely employed as part of the same household.[3] In 1890 Newspapers reported that Earl FitzWilliam had purchased the Wiganthorpe Hall Estate in Yorkshire for £110,000 as a home for Henry and Mary.[4]
The 1891 Census records the family as living at Cliff Hall in the Parish of Terrington & Wigganthorpe, Yorkshire. In addition to their three daughters, their household comprised eleven servants; a Governess, Cook, two Lady’s Maids, two Footmen, two Housemaids, one Kitchen Maid, one Scullery Maid, and a School Room Maid.
Henry Fitzwilliam died on 10 July 1920. His estate was valued at £136,525, and his executors included his daughter Marie Walker and his wife's nephew The Hon.George Butler, Earl of Ossory (later 5th Marquess of Ormonde).[5]
The Wiganthorpe Hall Estate was sold in 1921 to Lord Holden, with the widowed Lady Mary reported to be moving to Mill Hill House, Brandsby, Yorkshire.[6] Lady Mary survived her husband by nine years before her death in 1929.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWicklow 1868–1874 With:William Wentworth FitzWilliam Hume | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forWest Riding of Yorkshire South 1880–1885 With:William Henry Leatham | Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forDoncaster 1888–1892 | Succeeded by |
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