William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton (27 July 1839-17 January 1877), was a British politician and explorer.
Milton was the son of William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, and his wife Lady Frances Harriet, daughter of George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was epileptic.
Arriving in Quebec City in July of 1862, Milton and Dr Walter Butler Cheadle travelled across the North American continent, wintering near Fort Carlton. After a challenging and at times humorous summer they reached Victoria, BC. Together with Butler Cheadle, he travelled up the Athabasca River and in 1863 they became the first "tourists" to travel through the Yellowhead Pass.
They later co-authored "The North-West Passage by Land" [1] and " Voyage de l'Atlantique au Pacifique, à travers le Canada"[2], which described their expedition in considerable detail.
Following his adventure in Canada, Milton entered politics and became one of the youngest members of the House of Commons. He represented the West Riding of Yorkshire South between 1865 and 1872.
Lord Milton married Laura Maria Theresa, daughter of Lord Charles Beauclerk, in 1867. They had one son and three daughters. He died in January 1877, aged only 37, predeceasing his father. Lady Milton died in March 1886, also aged only 37. Their son William succeeded as Earl FitzWilliam in 1902. Another child of Lord and Lady Milton was Lady Mabel Fitzwilliam.
[edit] See also
- Dr Walter Butler Cheadle
- Overlanders
[edit] Notes
- ^ The North-West Passage by Land, William Fitzwilliam Milton, Viscount; Walter B Cheadle, OCLC 4999700 London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1865
- ^ Voyage de l'Atlantique au Pacifique, à travers le Canada, les montagnes Rocheuses et la Colombie anglaise, William Fitzwilliam Milton, Viscount; Walter B Cheadle, ISBN 0-66-513641-2 Paris : Hachette, 1879
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Member of Parliament for the West Riding of Yorkshire South with Henry Beaumont 1865–1872 |
Succeeded by Henry Beaumont Walter Thomas William Spencer Stanhope |
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