William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford ( 1626 - 1695 )

Birth: Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England (08 June 1626) Death: Yorkshire (16 October 1695) Burial: York Minster Education: Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1642) Career: Lived abroad (1642-1651); his estates were sequestered (1652); Privy Councillor (1674); Privy Councillor (Ireland) (1677); supported William III against James II (1688) Honours: KG 1661 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/02/1668 Proposers: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire.