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William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam

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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Also Known As

William Thomas Spencer Fitzwilliam

Born: 12 October 1815

Died: 20 February 1902

Peerages

Viscount Milton - 8 February 1833

6th Earl Fitzwilliam - 4 October 1857

son of Charles William Fitzwilliam

grandfather of William Charles de Meuron Wentworth-Fitzwilliam

son of Louisa Molesworth

father of William Henry Wentworth-Fitzwilliam

father of William Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam

Elections fought

27 January 1837		Malton	Whig	Unopposed
27 July 1837		Malton	Whig	Unopposed
2 August 1837		Northern Northamptonshire	Whig	1,404	44.37
12 July 1841		West Riding, Yorkshire	Whig	12,080	47.80
15 April 1846		Malton	Whig	Unopposed
7 August 1847		Wicklow County	Whig	Unopposed
17 July 1852		Wicklow County	Whig	Unopposed
16 April 1857		Wicklow County	Whig	1,970	85.47
4 October 1857 Succession of Viscount Milton to the Peerage - 6th Earl Fitzwilliam.