Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam (MP)

The Hon. Charles William Wentworth-FitzWilliam (18 September 1826 – 20 December 1894) was a Liberal Party politician and first-class cricketer in the United Kingdom.

Wentworth-FitzWilliam was a younger son of Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 5th Earl FitzWilliam, and the Hon. Mary, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas. William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam and George Wentworth-FitzWilliam were his elder brothers.

Wentworth-FitzWilliam played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1849.[1] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed by Edward Blore and Alfred Potter for scores of 10 and 4 respectively.[2] He was elected Member of Parliament for Malton in 1852, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1885.

Wentworth-FitzWilliam married his first cousin Anne, daughter of Reverend Thomas Lawrence Dundas, in 1854. He died in December 1894, aged 68. His wife died in December 1925.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Fitzwilliam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge University, 1849". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Malton
1852–1885
With: Sir Evelyn Denison 1852–1857
James Brown 1857–1868
(representation reduced to one member 1868) 		Constituency abolished