Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672–1739)

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Bornc. 1672
Died15 November 1739
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1688–1715
RankLieutenant-General
Unit1st (Royal) Dragoons
AwardsOrder of the Garter

Lieutenant-General Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (of the 2nd creation), KG (baptised 17 September 1672 – 15 November 1739), also known as in Jacobite Peerage as the 1st Duke of Strafford and 3rd Baron Raby from 1695 to 1711, was an English peer, diplomat and statesman who served as First Lord of the Admiralty.

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