John Wentworth-FitzWilliam
{{Short description|British politician (1852–1889)}}
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The Honourable William John Wentworth-FitzWilliam (7 August 1852 – 11 September 1889), was a British Liberal politician.
Wentworth-FitzWilliam was the fifth son of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, and his wife Lady Frances Harriet, daughter of George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton. William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton, was his elder brother and William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 7th Earl FitzWilliam, his nephew. He entered Parliament for Peterborough in 1878, a seat he held until his death.
Wentworth-FitzWilliam died at Wentworth house in September 1889, aged 37, after he was thrown from his horse.
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References
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| title = Member of Parliament for Peterborough
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| with3 = Sydney Buxton 1883–1885
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Category:Younger sons of earls
Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:Politics of Peterborough
Category:Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies