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Thomas wentworth biography
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
English supporter of Charles I (–)
For a later namesake, see Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (–). For other people with the same name, see Thomas Wentworth.
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (13 April (N.S.)&#;&#; 12 May ), 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 to 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.[1] He had been advanced several times in the Peerage of England during his career, being created 1st Baron Wentworth in ,[2][3]1st Viscount Wentworth in late or early , and, f