D'Arcy Wentworth, Jr.

D'Arcy Wentworth, born Dorset Crowley Wentworth (23 June 1793 – 21 July 1861), was an Australian politician.

He was born on Norfolk Island to D'Arcy Wentworth and Catherine Crowley; he and his brother William Wentworth were educated in England from 1803. His father changed his name in 1799 to D'Arcy from Dorset Crowley. He enlisted in the army in 1811 and returned to New South Wales, rising to the rank of captain in 1825. He married Elizabeth Macpherson on 27 April 1826; they were childless. From 1843 to 1845 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Wentworth died in Sydney in 1861.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Major D'Arcy Wentworth (1793-1861)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2015.


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