William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford

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William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (8 June 1626–16 October 1695) was a member of the United Kingdom's House of Lords.

He was a son of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and his second wife Arabella Holles. When his father, Thomas, was executed in 1641, William left the Kingdom of 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.

On 27 February 1654, Strafford married Lady Henriette Mary Stanley. She was a daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby. The marriage was childless. Henriette predeceased him on 27 December 1685 but Strafford did not take a second wife.

When he died, childless, on October 16, 1695 the peerage became extinct.

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

Preceded by: Thomas Wentworth	Earl of Strafford 1662–1695	Succeeded by: Extinct
	Baron Raby 1662–1695	Succeeded by: Thomas Wentworth