William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford

:For other men with this name, see William Wentworth (disambiguation).

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William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Stafford (1626–1695) was a member of the United Kingdom's House of Lords. When his father, Thomas, was executed in 1641, he left England for several years. In 1652 he was allowed to return on taking an oath of abjuration. In 1662, the bill of attainder against his father was reversed by Parliament, and he regained the title of Earl of Strafford. When he died, childless, on October 16, 1695 the peerage became extinct.

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1626 - 1695 - United Kingdom - House of Lords - Bill of attainder - October 16

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Strafford County, New Hampshire in the United States is named in his honor.

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Strafford County, New Hampshire - United States

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