Godfrey Wentworth
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Preceded bySir John Lister Kaye
Edward Thompson
Edward Thompson
Succeeded byGeorge Fox
Preceded byGeorge Fox
Succeeded byGeorge Fox
Sir William Thornton
Sir William Thornton
Godfrey Wentworth | |
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 portrait by Joshua Reynolds | |
| Member of the Great Britain Parliament for York | |
| In office 1741–1742 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Lister Kaye Edward Thompson |
| Succeeded by | George Fox |
| In office 1742–1747 | |
| Preceded by | George Fox |
| Succeeded by | George Fox Sir William Thornton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1704 |
| Died | 18 January 1789 (aged 84) |
| Spouse | Dorothy Pilkington |
| Children | Anna Maria (1736–1788) |
| Parent(s) | Godfrey Wentworth Anne Clark |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Godfrey Wentworth was one of two Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for the constituency of York from 1741–1742 and again from 1742–1747.[1]