1371 William Wentworth-Fizwilliam aka Viscount Milton

Constituency : Wakefield  1895-1902  ( Liberal  Unionist )

William  took  over  from  the   Conservatives  at  Wakefield  having  not  been  old  enough  to  stand  in  1892. He  was  the  youngest  MP  elected  in  1895.

William  was  the  grandson  and  heir  of  Earl  Fitzwilliam  who  had  gone  over  to  the  Liberal  Unionists. He  was  born  in  Canada   which  later  led  to  questions  about  his  parentage. He  had  been  Viscount  Milton  since  1877. He  joined  the  army  and  was  aide-de-camp  to  Lord  Lansdowne  when  viceroy  of  India  in  1893-4. He  became  a  captain  in  1896  and  saw  service  in  the  Boer  War . In  1902  he  was  involved  in  organising  the  military  parts  of  Edward  VII's  Coronation  Ceremony.

William's  few  parliamentary  contributions  were  on  India.

In  1902  William  became  Earl  Fitzwilliam  and  had  to  resign  his  seat. He  inherited  a  vast  estate  and  valuable  mineral  rights.

He  died  in  1943  aged  70.