Thomas Wentworth

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Former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, KG, was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1640 he was Lord Deputy of... Wikipedia

Born: April 13, 1593, London, United Kingdom

Died: May 12, 1641 (age 48 years), Tower Hill, London, United Kingdom

Children: William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, Lady Anne Wentworth, and Lady Arabella Wentworth

Spouse: Elizabeth Rhodes (m. 1632–1641), Arabella Holles (m. 1625–1631), and Margaret Clifford (m. 1611–1622)

Grandchildren: Arabella Watson, Eleanor Watson, and Thomas Watson-Wentworth

Great grandchildren: Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, Charles Leigh, Lady Eleanor Leigh, and more

Books: Letters and Dispatches, The Earl of Strafforde's Letters and Dispatches: With an Essay Towards His Life, The Earle of Straffords Speech on the Scaffold Before He was Beheaded on Tower-hill, the 12 of May, 1641, and more

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