William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
Politician
1748 – 1833
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Who was William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam?
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC, styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited the estates of his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, making him one of the richest people in Britain. He played a leading part in Whig politics until the 1820s.
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- Born
- May 30, 1748
United Kingdom - Parents
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- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Eton College
- Died
- Feb 8, 1833
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on July 23, 2013
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