Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet

Col. Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet (5 April 1890 – 4 December 1973), was an English landowner and amateur first-class cricketer. Biography Worsley was born at Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, England, the son of Sir William Henry Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 3rd Baronet (born 12 January 1861), and his wife, Lady Augusta Mary (née Chivers Bower; died 1913). His paternal grandparents were Sir Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 2nd Baronet (21 December 1830 – 3 June 1861), and Marianne Christina Isabella Hely-Hutchinson (5 May 1832 – 11 August 1893): his maternal grandparents were Edward Chivers Bower and Amelia Mary Bennett-Martin. Worsley attended Ludgrove School and Eton College. He served as a lieutenant and subsequently captain with the Green Howards (now part of the Yorkshire Regiment) in World War I. He was wounded and taken prisoner. Worsley was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1951 to 1965. In 1967, Worsley was awarded an honorary LLD

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