Member of Parliament for Malton
What position did William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam take from Apr 1846 to Jul 1847?
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam , 6th Earl Fitzwilliam William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam , 6th Earl FitzWilliam , ( 12 October 1815 – 20 February 1902 ) , styled Hon . William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 1815–1835 , and Viscount Milton 1835–1857 , was a British peer , nobleman , and Liberal Party politician . Biography . Wentworth-Fitzwilliam was the second son of Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam , 5th Earl FitzWilliam and his wife , Hon . Mary Dundas , daughter of Thomas Dundas , 1st Baron Dundas . He was educated at Eton and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he graduated MA in 1837 . Two years earlier , his elder brother had died without issue , and he became heir to his fathers estates and took the courtesy title Viscount Milton . He became Member of Parliament for Malton in 1837 . Holding the seat until 1841 , he later reclaimed it in 1846 and then sat for Wicklow from 1847 until 1857 , the year he inherited his fathers earldom . He was a JP for the county of the West Riding , DL and a County Councillor for County Wicklow in Ireland . He held the command of the 1st West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry for 40 years , from 1846–1886 , and was a Yeomanry Aide-de-camp to Queen Victorias Viceroy in India , 1884–1894 . Promoted Major for the 3rd battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry , he also held a number of other military posts . In the territorial army , he was lieutenant-colonel of West Riding RHA with the temporary rank in the British Army during wartime . Lord FitzWilliam was a keen sportsman and continued fox hunting throughout his life . In 1852 , under the name of Viscount Milton , he played in a first-class cricket match for Sheffield Cricket Club against Manchester Cricket Club , scoring nine runs in his only innings . In 1857 , Lord FitzWilliam was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire and stayed as such until 1892 . He was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1862 , and was the senior knight at the time of his death . He died at his residence Wentworth Woodhouse , in Rotherham , 20 February 1902 . As his eldest son predeceased him , his titles passed to his grandson , William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam , 7th Earl of Fitzwilliam . His will was proven on 24 June 1902 , with his estate valued at £2,791,999 15s . 1d . ( equivalent to £ in ) . Family . On 10 September 1838 , Lord Fitzwilliam married Lady Frances Harriet Douglas , the eldest daughter of George Douglas , 17th Earl of Morton . Lady FitzWilliam died 16 June 1895 . They had fourteen children : - William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam , Viscount Milton ( 1839–1877 ) , politician . - Hon . William Henry Wentworth-FitzWilliam ( 26 December 1840 – 10 July 1920 ) , politician ; married on 11 July 1877 to Lady Mary Grace Louisa Butler , daughter of John Butler , 2nd Marquess of Ormonde . - Lady Frances Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( c . 1842 – 28 September 1903 ) ; married on 18 November 1867 to Charles Mervyn Doyne . They had five children : - Major Robert Wentworth Doyne ( 30 December 1868 – 25 September 1942 ) ; married Mary , daughter of Henry Lascelles , 4th Earl of Harewood , and had issue - Kathleen Doyne ( 29 September 1870 – January 1938 ) - Dermot Henry Doyne ( 21 November 1871 – 3 July 1942 ) - Eveleen Margaret Doyne ( 26 January 1876 – 28 February 1962 ) - Bridget Frances Doyne ( 5 October 1879 – June 1921 ) - Hon . Margaret Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 1844 – 1844 ) - Lady Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 1845 – 1921 ) ; married on 23 May 1872 to the Hon . Hugh Le Despencer Boscawen ( 1849–1908 ) , son of Evelyn Boscawen , 6th Viscount Falmouth ( 1819–1889 ) - Hon . William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 7 October 1846 – 23 March 1896 ) ; married on 21 December 1876 to Elgiva Mary Kinglake . They had one daughter : - Elgiva Mary Kathorn Fitzwilliam ( d . 24 April 1963 ) - Hon . William Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam GCVO ( 1848–1925 ) , courtier ; married on 31 October 1882 to married Constance Anne , daughter of Henry Brocklehurst . They had one son : - Eric Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam , 9th Earl Fitzwilliam ( 4 December 1883 – 3 April 1952 ) - Hon . William John Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 7 August 1852 – 11 September 1889 ) , politician . - Lady Albreda Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 19 January 1855 – 9 October 1933 ) ; married on 18 December 1895 to Hon . Charles Fowler Bourke , son of Robert Bourke , 5th Earl of Mayo . - Hon . William George Frederick Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 1857 – 19 September 1857 ) - Lady Charlotte Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 1858 – 1948 ) - Hon . William Hugh Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 10 January 1860 – 28 March 1917 ) ; married on 18 October 1901 to Lady Ada Charlotte Godolphin Osborne ( 30 May 1870 – 9 April 1944 ) , daughter of George Godolphin Osborne , 9th Duke of Leeds . - Hon . William Reginald Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 12 April 1862 – 7 July 1906 ) ; married on 2 February 1893 to Edith Isabella Georgina Lane-Fox . - Lady Alice Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam ( 1869–1922 )