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Sir Rt Hon. Earl Lord Viscount Thomas Wentworth KG PC 2nd Baronet
(d.1641)
Knight Bachelor (from 1611), Member of Parliament (1614), 2nd Baronet of England (from 1614), Member of Parliament (1620-1622), Member of Parliament (1624-1625), Member of Parliament (1625), 1st Baron Wentworth (from 1628), 1st Baron of Newmarch and Oversley (from 1628), 1st Viscount Wentworth (from 1628), Member of Parliament (1628-1629), Privy Counsellor (from 1629), 1st Earl of Strafford (from 1640), 1st Baron of Raby (from 1640), and 438th Knight of the Order of the Garter (from 1640)
Died aged unknown
Wikidata WikipediaThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, KG (13 April 1593 (N.S.) – 12 May 1641), was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1640 he was Lord Deputy of Ireland, where he established a strong authoritarian rule. Recalled to England, he became a leading advisor to the King, attempting to strengthen the royal position against Parliament. When Parliament condemned Lord Strafford to death, Charles reluctantly signed the death warrant and Strafford was executed. He had been advanced several times in the Peerage of England during his career, being created 1st Baron Wentworth in 1628, 1st Viscount Wentworth in 1629, and, finally, 1st Earl of Strafford in January 1640. He was known as Sir Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baronet, between 1614 and 1628.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon 1538 Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, KG 1540 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey 1547 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset 1552 Sir Thomas Wyatt 1554 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk 1572 Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford 1641
Tower Hill, London, United Kingdom where they was executed (1641)
This Tablet marks, with as much accuracy as can be attained the place where Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, stood in this hall during the impeachment for High Treason brought against him before the House of Lords, upon the accusation of the House of Common: 22nd March - 29th April AD 1640-1
, London, United Kingdom where they was impeached for High Treason (1640-1641)