Thomas Creevey:

The Creevey Papers

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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, second earl Fitzwilliam (1748-1833)

The nephew of the Marquis of Rockingham and lifelong friend of Charles James Fox and Lord Carlisle; he was president of the Council (1806-07) and lieutenant of the West Riding from 1798 to 1819 when he was dismissed for his censure of the Peterloo massacre. The nephew of the Marquis of Rockingham and lifelong friend of Charles James Fox and Lord Carlisle; he was president of the Council (1806-07) and lieutenant of the West Riding from 1798 to 1819 when he was dismissed for his censure of the Peterloo massacre.