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William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
Biography
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William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC, styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited the estates of his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, making him one of the richest people in Britain. He played a leading part in Whig politics until the 1820s.
Personal
Disintegration of the Whig party (1790–94)
Formation of the Pitt–Portland coalition (May–July 1794)
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1794–95)
Opposition (1795–1806)
Ministry of All the Talents (1806–07)
Later life (1807–33)
Legacy
Family