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Also Known As Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, Baron of Raby • Sir Thomas Wentworth • Viscount Wentworth, Baron Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse
Born April 13, 1593 • London • England
Died May 12, 1641 (aged 48) • London • England
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