Difference between revisions of "William Wentworth 1626-1690"

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William WENTWORTH, 2nd Earl of Strafford 1626-90

Biographical Note

Born at Wentworth Woodhouse, son of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. Matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford and studied at Trinity College, Dublin while his father was in Ireland; after his execution, he fled abroad for some years, returning to England in 1652. In 1662, the Strafford title was restored and he had some involvement in political affairs, although he was never a prominent figure. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1662, but expelled in 1685.

Books

Books with his armorial stamps survive.

Sources

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 ====Biographical Note====
-Son of the first Earl, restored to the title after the execution of his father.
+Born at [[place of birth::Wentworth Woodhouse]], son of [[family::Thomas Wentworth]], 1st Earl of Strafford. Matriculated at [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] and studied at [[education::Trinity College, Dublin]] while his father was in Ireland; after his execution, he fled abroad for some years, returning to England in 1652. In 1662, the Strafford title was restored and he had some involvement in political affairs, although he was never a prominent figure. He was elected a Fellow of the [[organisations::Royal Society]] in 1662, but expelled in 1685.
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 *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/WEN004 British Armorial Bindings].
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wentworth,_2nd_Earl_of_Strafford William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, Wikipedia].
+*[https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27wentworth,%20william%27%29 Fellows of the Royal Society].
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 [[Category:Aristocracy]]
 [[Category:Earls]]
+[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society]]
 [[Category:Drafts]]