John Stuart-Wortley, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe
Sir Robert Peel, Bt | |
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Preceded by | Sir George Grey, Bt |
Succeeded by | William Ewart Gladstone |
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Born | 20 April 1801 |
Died | 22 October 1855 | (aged 54)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse | Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Ryder (d. 1884) |
Children | 5, including Edward and James |
Parent(s) | James Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Wharncliffe Lady Elizabeth Crichton |
John Stuart-Wortley, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe FRS (20 April 1801 – 22 October 1855), was a British Tory politician. He served briefly as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between December 1834 and January 1835.
Background
A member of the Stuart family headed by the
Political career
Wharncliffe sat as Member of Parliament for
Lord Wharncliffe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 4 June 1829.[4]
Family
Lord Wharncliffe married Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Ryder, daughter of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, in 1825. They had five children:
- Hon. Mary Caroline Stuart-Wortley (17 October 1826 – 2 April 1896), married Henry Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda on 27 August 1847, without issue.
- Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe (1827–1899).
- Hon. Francis Dudley Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (23 July 1829 – 21 October 1893), married Maria Elizabeth Martin on 28 August 1855 and had issue.
- Hon. James Stuart-Wortley (1833–1870).
- Hon. Cecily Susan Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (1835 – 2 May 1915), married Henry Montagu-Scott, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu on 4 August 1865 and had issue.
Lord Wharncliffe died on 22 October 1855, aged 54, at Wortley Hall, Wortley,[5] and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Edward, who was created Earl of Wharncliffe in 1876. Lady Wharncliffe survived her husband by almost 30 years and died in August 1884.
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Works
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y" (part 1)
- ^ "Find past fellows". Royal Society. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ [DEATH OF LORD WHARNCLIFFE. The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, 23 October 1855; pg. 5; Issue 25523.]