George Wentworth-FitzWilliam
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Background
Wentworth-FitzWilliam was a younger son of Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliamCharles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam
Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam KG was a British nobleman. He was three times President of the Royal Statistical Society ....
, and Mary, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas
Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas
Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas FRS , known as Sir Thomas Dundas, 2nd Baronet, from 1781 to 1794, was a powerful figure in the Kingdom of Great Britain, now remembered for commissioning the Charlotte Dundas, the world's "first practical steamboat".-Biography:Thomas was the only son of Sir Lawrence...
. William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam
William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam
William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, KG was a British peer and Liberal politician....
and Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam (MP)
The Hon. Charles William Wentworth-FitzWilliam , was a British Liberal politician.-Background:Wentworth-FitzWilliam was a younger son of Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam, and the Hon. Mary, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas...
were his brothers.
Political career
Wentworth-FitzWilliam was Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Richmond
Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)
Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....
in 1841 and for Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
between 1841 and 1859. He served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
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for 1866.