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# Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

(1672–1739)   Diplomat

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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was a diplomat.

## Quick Facts About Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

Born September 17, 1672

Died November 15, 1739

Profession Diplomat

## About Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford,, was a politician from Yorkshire who played a major role in the period leading up to the outbreak of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

##  Quotes by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

> [Ambition devours gold and drinks blood and climbs so high by other men's heads, that at the length in the fall, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-wentworth-1st-earl-of-strafford/ambition-devours-gold-and-drinks-blood-and-climbs-so-high-by-other/)

[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-wentworth-1st-earl-of-strafford/)

[Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/)

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> [It is a maxim in philosophy that ambitious men can be never good counselors to princes; the desire of having more is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-wentworth-1st-earl-of-strafford/it-is-a-maxim-in-philosophy-that-ambitious-men-can-be-never-good/)

[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-wentworth-1st-earl-of-strafford/)

[Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/)

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> [More precious is want with honesty than wealth with infamy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-wentworth-1st-earl-of-strafford/more-precious-is-want-with-honesty-than-wealth-with-infamy/)

[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-wentworth-1st-earl-of-strafford/)

[Honesty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty/)

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