He was born in 1805, the youngest son of
James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe. He was educated at
Christ Church, Oxford and he became a barrister at the
Inner Temple in 1831, rising to be a
Queen's Counsel in 1841. He was a fellow of
Merton College, Oxford. He was elected at the
1835 general election as
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Halifax, He returned to the
House of Commons in 1842, when he was elected at an unopposed by-election as MP for
Bute, and held that seat until 1859. At the
1859 general election he stood in the
West Riding of Yorkshire, but did not win a seat. He held office as
Recorder of London from 1850 to 1856 and then as
Solicitor General for England and Wales under
Lord Palmerston from November 1856 until May 1857. He had to resign in 1858 due to spinal injuries sustained in a riding accident. He and his wife left their London home in
Carlton House Terrace to live at
East Sheen Lodge (which was renamed Wortley Lodge) near
Mortlake until he became worse, forcing them to move back to London in 1869. Back in London his wife was able to delegate the care of her husband at least in part to their daughters. == Family ==