Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam

Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam KG (4 May 1786 – 4 October 1857) was a British nobleman. He was three times President of the Royal Statistical Society (1838–40, 1847–49 and 1853–5).

Before inheriting the Earldom, he was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Milton. Under that name he was the Whig Member of Parliament from Northamptonshire between 1831 and 1832.

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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Viscount Milton

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Bryan Cooke Henry Grattan	Member of Parliament for Malton 1806–1807 With: Bryan Cooke	Succeeded by The Lord Headley Robert Lawrence Dundas
Preceded by William Wilberforce Walter Ramsden Fawkes	Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1807–1830 With: William Wilberforce 1807–1812 Viscount Lascelles 1812–1818 James Stuart-Wortley 1818–1826 William Duncombe 1826–1830 Richard Fountayne Wilson 1826–1830 John Marshall 1826–1830	Succeeded by William Duncombe Viscount Morpeth Richard Bethell Henry Brougham
Preceded by Sir James Scarlett Sir Robert Heron, Bt	Member of Parliament for Peterborough 1830 With: Sir Robert Heron, Bt	Succeeded by Sir Robert Heron, Bt John Nicholas Fazakerley
Preceded by Viscount Howick	Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers 1831	Succeeded by Charles Pepys
Preceded by William Ralph Cartwright Viscount Althorp	Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire 1831–1832 With: Viscount Althorp	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for North Northamptonshire 1832–1833 With: Lord Brudenell	Succeeded by Lord Brudenell Viscount Milton
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by William Fitzwilliam	Earl Fitzwilliam 1833-1857	Succeeded by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by William Fitzwilliam	Earl Fitzwilliam 1833-1857	Succeeded by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
Academic offices
Preceded by Charles Lemon	President of the Royal Statistical Society 1838–1840	Succeeded by Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby
Preceded by Thomas Spring Rice	President of the Royal Statistical Society 1847–1849	Succeeded by Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby
Preceded by Samuel Jones-Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone	President of the Royal Statistical Society 1853–1855	Succeeded by Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

Persondata
Name	Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Charles, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	4 May 1786
Place of birth
Date of death	4 October 1857
Place of death