Wentworth, Thomas (1593 - 1641)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 7
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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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

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Primary Title

1st Earl of Strafford

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1611-12-06
    Vacated 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • Knight Baronet
    Assumed Before 1614-09-10
    Vacated 1641-05-08 (date attainted)
  • 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)

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Yorkshire 1614 n.d.
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 n.d.
MP, Yorkshire 1625 n.d.
Sheriff, Yorkshire 1625-11-7 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Yorkshire 1628-12-15 1641-04-15
MP, Yorkshire 1628 n.d.
President, Council of the North, England 1628-12-25 1641
Privy Councillor, England 1629-11-10 n.d.
Bailiff, Yorkshire: North Riding 1630-7-14 n.d.
Keeper, Yorkshire: North Riding 1630-7-14 n.d.
Deputy, Ireland 1631/2-1-12 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Ireland by 1633/4-1-11 n.d. Munster Province comprises Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary & Waterford counties
Lord Lieut, Ireland by 1639/40-1-10 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire: West Riding

Lands

  • Ireland
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1640-1640 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Strafford's Trumpeters
Performance 1642-1642 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Deputy of Ireland's Trumpeters
Performance 1636-1637 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Deputy's Waits

Patronized Troupes

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