biography
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Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of
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| (1593–1641)
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| English statesman, born in London, UK. He studied at Cambridge, was knighted in 1611, and in 1614 succeeded to his baronetcy and became MP for Yorkshire. He acted with the Opposition (1625–8), but after being appointed president of the North and Baron Wentworth (1628), he supported Charles I. In 1632 he became lord deputy of Ireland, where he imposed firm rule. In 1639 he was made the king's principal adviser, and Earl of Strafford. His suppression of the rebellion in Scotland failed, and he was impeached by the Long Parliament. Despite a famous defence at Westminster, he was executed on Tower Hill. |
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