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See also:STRAFFORD, EARLS OF . The first See also:earl of Strafford was See also:Charles I.'s friend and adviser, See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Wentworth (see below), When he was attainted and executed in May 1641 his honours were forfeited, but later in the See also:year his only son, See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William (1626–1695), was created earl of Strafford, his See also:father's See also:- ATTAINDER (from the O. Fr. ataindre, ateindre, to attain, i.e. to strike, accuse, condemn; Lat. attingere, tangere, to touch; the meaning has been greatly affected by the confusion with Fr. taindre, teindre, to taint, stain, Lat. tingere, to dye)
attainder being reversed by See also:act of See also:parliament in 1662. William died without issue on the 16th of See also:October 1695, when all his titles, except the See also:barony of Raby, became See also:extinct. His estates passed to a kinsman, Thomas See also:Watson, afterwards Watson-Wentworth (d. 1723), a son of See also:Anne (1629–1695), daughter of the 1st earl, and her See also:husband See also:Edward Watson, 2nd See also:Baron See also:Rockingham. In 1746 Watson-Wentworth's son, Thomas Watson-Wentworth (c. 169o-1750), was created See also:marquess of Rockingham, and when his son Charles, the 2nd marquess, died in 1782, the estates passed to his maternal See also:nephew, William See also:Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748–1833). His descendant, the See also:present Earl Fitzwilliam, is the owner of Wentworth Woodhouse, near See also:Rotherham, and the representative of the Wentworth See also:family.
The barony of Raby passed to the 2nd earl's See also:cousin, Thomas Wentworth (1672–1739), son and See also:heir of See also:Sir William Wentworth of Northgate See also:Head, See also:Wakefield. In See also:early See also:life he saw much service as a soldier in the See also:Low Countries, and was occasionally employed on See also:diplomatic errands. From 1711 to 1714 he was See also:British See also:ambassador at the See also:Hague, and in 1711 he was created earl of Strafford. The earl was one of the British representatives at the See also:congress of See also:Utrecht, and in 1715 he was impeached for his See also:share in concluding this treaty, but the charges against him were not pressed to a conclusion. He died on the 15th of See also:November 1739. The earldom became extinct when See also:Frederick Thomas, the 5th earl, died in See also:August 1799. William, the 4th earl (1722–1791), had a See also:sister Anne, who married William Connolly; and one of their daughters, Anne, married See also:George Byng (d. 1789) of See also:Wrotham See also:Park, See also:Middlesex. Their son, Sir See also:John Byng (1772–1860), a distinguished soldier, was created earl of Strafford and See also:Viscount See also:Enfield in 1847. Having entered the See also:army in 1793, Byng served in See also:Flanders and commanded a See also:brigade during the See also:Peninsular See also:War. He was present at See also:Waterloo and became a See also:- FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
field See also:marshal in 1855. The earldom of Strafford is still held by his descendants.
End of Article: STRAFFORD, EARLS OF
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