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rd), First Earl of. Title of Thomas Wentworth. 1593-1641.

English politician who was the principal minister to Charles I. He was convicted of treason by Parliament and was executed.

Strafford [ˈstræfəd]

(Biographies / Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of (1593-1641) M, English, POLITICS: statesman) Thomas Wentworth, Earl of. 1593-1641, English statesman. As lord deputy of Ireland (1632-39) and a chief adviser to Charles I, he was a leading proponent of the king's absolutist rule. He was impeached by Parliament and executed

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