The themes William Charles Wentworth wrote about
Biography
Explorer and barrister, born on Norfolk Island on 26th October, 1790 and educated in England.
In 1813 Wentworth, accompanied by Lawson and Blaxland, made the first recorded crossing of that part of the Great Dividing Range known as the Blue Mountains.
Wentworth was probably the original Republican, advocating self-government for Australia. He drafted the constitution which gave NSW self-government in 1855.
Wentworth rebuilt Vaucluse House which had began as a humble cottage in 1803. He, and his wife Sarah and their 10 children, lived in the house from 1827-53 and again from 1861-62. Some of the original family belongings and furniture are on display in Vaucluse house today.
The Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls and the western Sydney suburb of Wentworthville are named for him.
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