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Wentworth, Thomas (1593 - 1641)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1593-04-13
Death Date: 1641-05-12

Notes

Imprisoned 4 July--Dec. 1627. Imprisoned 11 Nov. 1640; attainted 8 May 1641; beheaded

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Clifford, Margaret ( - 1622)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1611-10-22
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1624-2-24
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: or 1625
  3. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1632-10
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • 1st Earl of Strafford

Titles

  • Baron Wentworth of Wentwoth Woodhouse
    Assumed: 1628-07-22
    Vacated: 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • Baron of Newmarch and Oversley
    Assumed: 1628-07-22
    Vacated: 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • Viscount Wentworth
    Assumed: 1628-12-13
    Vacated: 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • 1st Earl of Strafford
    Assumed: 1639/40-01-12
    Vacated: 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • Baron of Raby
    Assumed: 1639/40-01-12
    Vacated: 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • Knight
    Assumed: 1611-12-06
    Vacated: 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • Knight Baronet
    Assumed: 1614-09-10
    Vacated: 1641-05-08 (date attainted)

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Yorkshire 1614
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Yorkshire: West Riding 1615 1626
Member, Council of the North, England 1619 1641
MP, Yorkshire 1620 1622
MP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1624
MP, Yorkshire 1625
Sheriff, Yorkshire 1625 -11 -7
Lord Lieut, Yorkshire 1628 -12 -15 1641 -04 -15
MP, Yorkshire 1628
President, Council of the North, England 1628 -12 -25 1641
Privy Councillor, England 1629 -11 -10
Bailiff, Yorkshire: North Riding 1630 -7 -14
Keeper, Yorkshire: North Riding 1630 -7 -14
Deputy, Ireland 1631/2 -1 -12
Vice Admiral, Ireland 1633/4 -1 -11 Munster Province comprises Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary & Waterford counties
Lord Lieut, Ireland 1639/40 -1 -10

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire: West Riding

Lands

  • Ireland
  • Yorkshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Strafford's Trumpeters
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Deputy of Ireland's Trumpeters
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Deputy's Waits

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Deputy's Waits Wentworth, Thomas (1593 - 1641) Musicians 1
Earl of Strafford's Trumpeters Wentworth, Thomas (1593 - 1641) Musicians 1
Lord Deputy of Ireland's Trumpeters Wentworth, Thomas (1593 - 1641) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975
  • Wedgwood, C.V.. Strafford 1593-1641. London: Jonathan Cape, 1935