Family and Education
b. 8 June 1626, o. surv. s. of Sir Thomas Wentworth†, 2nd bt (later earl of Strafford) and 2nd w. Arabella (d. 5 Oct. 1631), da. of John Holles†, earl of Clare. educ. privately, c.1633-38; Trinity, Dublin, matric. 12 Jan. 1638; Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 21 Mar. 1642; travelled abroad (France), 1642-51. CCAM, 402-3; CSP Dom. 1650, p. 321. m. (1) 27 Feb. 1655 Henrietta Mary (1630-85), da. of James Stanley†, 7th earl of Derby, s.p.; (2) 18 Sept. 1694 (with c.£5,000), Henrietta (d.1732), da. of Fréderic Charles de Roye de la Rochefoucauld, comte de Roye and Roussy [France], s.p. Kntd. 28 June 1635; KG 1 Apr. 1661. d. 16 Oct. 1695; will 9 Sept. 1695; pr. 7 Nov. 1695 at York and 2 Feb. 1697 at Armagh [I]. Borthwick, Probate file of William Wentworth, 2nd earl of Strafford, Prerogative Court of York, 7 Nov. 1695; Sheffield Archives, WWM/D/1493a-b.
Offices Held
PC 4 Dec. 1674 – 21 Apr. 1679; PC [I] ? Nov. 1677-c. Mar. 1685.
Capt. tp. of horse [I], 1641–?51.
FRS 1668 – 85.
Parlimentarian
Associated with: Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorks.; Lincoln’ Inn Fields, Westminster.
Likenesses
oil on canvas by R. Walker, 1654, Museums Sheffield; memorial sculpture in marble by J. van Nost, 1695, Lady Chapel, south aisle, York Minster.
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Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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