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.

See also[edit]

• Earl FitzWilliam

References[edit]

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source] [better source needed]}
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links[edit]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wentworth-FitzWilliam