Date of Birth: 23/06/1793
Place of Birth: Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 21/07/1861
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
01 Jun 1843 |
31 Jul 1845 |
2 years 2 months |
An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the Northumberland Boroughs, viz., Towns of East Maitland, West maitland, and Newcastle |
Qualifications, occupations and interests
In 1802 his father sent him and his brother William to England for schooling, which began in October 1803.
Military Service
Ensign in the 73rd Regiment, February 1811, which was then sent to New South Wales. Lieutenant sometime thereafter. Regiment sent to Ceylon in 1814. Captain in 1825
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of D'Arcy Wentworth, principal surgeon at Sydney Hospital, and Catherine Crowley; brother of William Charles Wentworth, also a member of the first Legislative Council and later a Member of the Legislative Council. When he was six, his mother died and his father changed his son's name from Dorset Crowley to D'Arcy Wentworth. Married Elizabeth Macpherson, third daughter of the late Major Charles Macpherson, barrack-master general for Scotland, on 27 April 1826 at St Cuthbert's Church, Princes Street, Edinburhg. There were no children of the marriage.
Additional Information
John Ritchie, 'The Wentworths - Father and Son', Melbourne University Press,
1997
