Talk:James Stuart-Wortley (New Zealand politician)

British House of Commons
It says on the page: "He resigned his seat on 18 July 1855 and returned to the United Kingdom. There, he became a member of the House of Commons." I couldn't easily track him down, and he's not tagged by any British Wikiproject. If all this is true, I'm sure there would be a redlink. And if he did indeed sit in the British house, then the page would need to be moved, too. I've invited a knowledgeable editor to comment.  Schwede 66  06:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I can't verify this claim, and the most reliable source on 19th century election results says it's wrong:
 * He did contest Sheffield as a Conservative at the 1865 general election, but did not win a seat. It was a Liberal stronghold in those days, and the first Conservative to win a seat there was Charles Stuart-Wortley in 1880 (he appears to be a nephew of James).  Lots of the family did enter the House of Commons, so I can imagine that a mistake was made with one of the other James Stuart-Wortleys or even someone else in the family.
 * So I will amend the article. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 07:16, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Wrong date of death
This paper says on 28 November 1870 that "James Stuart Wortley died yesterday aged 65". So as this James Stuart-Wortley was born in 1833, he wasn't the one who died on 27 November 1870. Aridd (talk) 11:45, 4 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Page 4 of The Frome Times from Wednesday November 30, 1870, states as follows:
 * "The death is announced of the Hon. James Stuart Wortley in his 38th year."
 * There are also other articles that state he was involved in diplomacy in China and New Zealand. So it looks like this is the right person after all and the article from New York had the incorrect age. Kirundist (talk) 09:08, 15 May 2024 (UTC)