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Michael Wentworth (1655 - 1696)
Descended from a junior branch of the family which acquired Woolley in 1599; married Dorothy (d. 15 Jan 1732), daughter of Sir Godfrey Copley, 1st Baronet of Sprotborough. He was on the Yorkshire commission of the peace by 1680 and was knighted in 1681. He served as member of parliament for Aldborough several times between 1685 and 1696 (Henning). See also Dugdale, 2: 323-4. Other biography: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/wentworth-sir-michael-1654-96 Relevant locations: Lived at or near WoolleyMember of parliament for Aldborough
Residence at Wooley
People linked to person: Michael Wentworth was a father of Godfrey Wentworth (1678-c. 1717/8)
Michael Wentworth was a father-in-law of William Wombwell (1670/1-1716)
Godfrey Copley (1623-1678) was a father-in-law of Michael Wentworth