Archibald Ralph Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Wharncliffe JP DL (17 April 1892 – 16 May 1953) was an English soldier, peer, and landowner, a member of the House of Lords.
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Early life and education
Lord Wharncliffe was the son of Francis Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Wharncliffe and his wife Ellen Gallwey. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned into the Life Guards.
Career
Wharncliffe was aide-de-camp to Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, Governor-General of South Africa between 1915 and 1916, then saw active service during the First World War, rising to the rank of captain. On 8 May 1926, his father died and he succeeded as Earl of Wharncliffe and Viscount Carlton and as the owner of the Wortley Hall estate in Yorkshire.
Wharncliffe was a Justice of the Peace (JP) and a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) for the West Riding of Yorkshire.
During the Second World War, Wortley Hall was requisitioned for use by the British Army and deteriorated. In 1950, Wharncliffe sold it to be used as a training college.