Marcus Worsley
| Sir Marcus Worsley, Bt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Marcus John Worsley 6 April 1925 |
| Died | 18 December 2012 (aged 87) |
| Title | Baronet |
| Term | 4 December 1973 – 18 December 2012 |
| Spouse(s) | Bridget née Assheton |
| Children | William Ralph Worsley Sarah Marianne Worsley Giles Arthington Worsley Peter Marcus Worsley |
| Parent(s) |
William Worsley Joyce Morgan Brunner |
Sir William Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet, DL JP (6 April 1925 – 18 December 2012) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament in four parliaments between 1959 and 1974, and served as High Sheriff and Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire.
Worsley was born in the family home of Hovingham Hall, near Malton, North Yorkshire, the eldest son of Colonel Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet and Joyce Morgan Brunner. He was the eldest brother of Katharine, Duchess of Kent. He was educated at Eton and graduated as MA from New College, Oxford in 1949.
Worsley was a Councillor on Malton Rural District Council from 1955, serving as vice-chairman in 1965.
He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1955 election for the marginal constituency of Keighley in West Yorkshire. However, at the 1959 election he defeated the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Hobson, taking the seat with a majority of only 170. At the 1964 general election, he lost his Keighley seat to Labour's John Binns, but for the 1966 election he was selected as candidate for the safe Conservative seat of Chelsea in west London. He held that seat for three Parliaments, before retiring at the October 1974 general election. He served as the Second Church Estates Commissioner, the church of England's link to the House of Commons, from 1970 to 1974.
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