William Charles Wentworth

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William Charles Wentworth was a prominent 19th-century Australian explorer, politician, and statesman who played a key role in advocating for self-government and civil liberties in colonial New South Wales.

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William Charles Wentworth canonical 16

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instanceOf Australian politician ⓘ
barrister ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral, London ⓘ
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
coExplorerWith Gregory Blaxland ⓘ
William Lawson ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1790-08-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1872-03-20 ⓘ
educatedAt Inner Temple ⓘ
King's School, Rochester ⓘ
Peterhouse, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Australian ⓘ
explored Blue Mountains, New South Wales ⓘ
linked to: Blue Mountains
father D'Arcy Wentworth ⓘ
fieldOfWork exploration ⓘ
journalism ⓘ
law ⓘ
politics ⓘ
founded The Australian (newspaper) ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
honouredIn Division of Wentworth ⓘ
Wentworth Falls ⓘ
electoral district of Wentworth ⓘ
knownFor advocacy of freedom of the press in New South Wales ⓘ
advocacy of self-government in New South Wales ⓘ
advocacy of trial by jury in New South Wales ⓘ
crossing of the Blue Mountains ⓘ
role in drafting the 1853 New South Wales Constitution Bill ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mother Catherine Crowley ⓘ
movement responsible government in New South Wales ⓘ
notableWork Drafting of the New South Wales Constitution ⓘ
Founding of The Australian newspaper ⓘ
numberOfChildren 10 ⓘ
opposed transportation of convicts to New South Wales ⓘ
placeOfBirth Norfolk Island ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dorset, England ⓘ
linked to: Dorset

United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld Leader of the elected members of the New South Wales Legislative Council ⓘ
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Vaucluse House, Sydney ⓘ
signature William Charles Wentworth signature ⓘ
spouse Sarah Cox ⓘ

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Wentworth Falls → namedAfter → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Wentworth → usedBy → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Wentworth, New South Wales → namedAfter → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Catherine Crowley → motherOf → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Catherine Crowley → hasChild → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Catherine Crowley → associatedWith → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Gregory Blaxland → expeditionMember → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
William Lawson → partnerInExpeditionWith → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Vaucluse House, Sydney → notableResident → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Division of Wentworth → namedAfter → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Sarah Cox → spouse → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Sarah Cox → partnerOf → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Sarah Cox → connectedTo → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Sarah Cox → hasRelative → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ
Wentworth → namedAfter → William Charles Wentworth ⓘ