Archibald Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Wharncliffe

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.

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.

Lady Ann Lavinia Maud Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (25 January 1919 – 2022), Lady Mary Diana Montagu-Stuart-Wortley (2 June 1920 - 19 September 1997), Lady Barbara Maureen Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (26 August 1921 - 13 December 2014), married David Cecil Ricardo in 1943. Lady Mary Rosemary Marie-Gabrielle Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (11 June 1930 - 7 September 2017), married Sir David Courtenay Mansel Lewis, the last Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. Alan James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Wharncliffe (23 March 1935 - 3 June 1987), married Aline Margaret Bruce in 1957.

Death Lord Wharncliffe died on 16 May 1953 and was succeeded in his titles by his only son, Alan.