3 ), ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Vis count ▁Mil ton ▁( Will iam ▁W ent worth ▁Fitz will iam ). ▁He ▁represented ▁W ake field ▁in ▁Parliament ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Union ist . ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁the ▁titles ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁e ighth ▁Earl . ▁ ▁The ▁e ighth ▁Earl ▁was ▁Peter ▁W ent worth - F itz will iam ▁( 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 ). ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁crash ▁in ▁France . ▁On ▁his ▁early ▁death ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁Earl ▁failed ▁and ▁titles ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁Earl ' s ▁first ▁cousin ▁once ▁removed , ▁the ▁nin th ▁Earl . ▁ ▁The ▁nin th ▁Earl ▁was ▁Eric ▁Sp encer ▁W ent worth - F itz will iam ▁( 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁– ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Captain ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Sir ▁William ▁Charles ▁W ent worth - F itz will iam , ▁fourth ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁Earl . ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁this ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁also ▁failed ▁and ▁the ▁titles ▁were ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁cousin , ▁the ▁t enth ▁Earl . ▁ ▁The ▁t enth ▁Earl ▁was ▁William ▁Thomas ▁George ▁W ent worth - F itz will iam ▁( 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁– ▁ 2 1