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Life Summary

Name	William Charles Wentworth
Born	1790
Died	20 March, 1872 (aged ~ 82) Wimborne, Dorset, England
Related Entries	[View as tree] Wentworth, Sarah (wife) Fisher, Thomasine (daughter) Wentworth, Fitzwilliam (son) Wentworth, D'Arcy Bland (son) Wentworth, Mary Jane (daughter-in-law) Wentworth, D'Arcy (father) Hill, Richard (brother-in-law) Todhunter, Francis James (nephew by marriage) Hill, James Richard (nephew by marriage) Hill, William Charles (nephew by marriage) Hill, Alfred (nephew by marriage) Hill, Henry Todhunter (nephew by marriage) Hill, Robert Allen (nephew by marriage) Fisher, Donelly (grandson) Wentworth, William Charles (grandson) Wardell, Robert (friend) Milson, James (friend) Nicholson, Charles (acquaintance) Martin, James (acquaintance) Horsley, John (associate) de Mestre, Jean Charles Prosper (client) Leichhardt, Ludwig (patron of) Dangar, Thomas Gordon (educational sponsor)
Education *	Cambridge University (UK) (student, 1822-1822)
Occupation or Descriptor *	grazier (sheep) (1811-1872) New South Wales, Australia landowner (1811-1872) New South Wales, Australia provost marshal (1811-1816) New South Wales, Australia explorer (1813-1813) New South Wales, Australia contemporary-affairs commentator (1816-1819) New South Wales, Australia barrister (1824-1827) New South Wales, Australia newspaper owner (1824-1829) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1824-1854) New South Wales, Australia pro-transportationist (1824-1840) New South Wales, Australia grazing industry leader (1843-1855) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1843-1854) New South Wales, Australia educational reformer (1848-1854) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1861-1862) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	crossing of Blue Mountains, 1813 (expedition member) Myall Creek Massacre, 1838 (barrister for the accused)
Legacies *	federal electorate in NSW Wentworth (NSW) Wentworth Ave (Kingston, ACT) Wentworth Falls (NSW) William Charles Wentworth Bursary (University of Sydney)
Key Organisations *	Australian (newspaper) (co-owner, 1824-1829) New South Wales Bar Association (member, 1824-1827) Australian Patriotic Association (vice-president, 1835) University of Sydney (founder, 1849-1850)
Political Activism *	emancipist (1824-1839)
Properties *	Belltrees (NSW) (owner, ?-1853) Vermont (NSW) (owner, 1812-1872) Vaucluse (NSW) (owner, 1827)
Stately Homes *	Vaucluse House (Sydney) (first owner, 1828-1872)

* Dates are approximate