Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

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Frederick Wentworth
Persuasion character
Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot in 1815 (C. E. Brock, 1909)
Created by	Jane Austen
In-universe information
Occupation	Captain (Royal Navy) in the Royal Navy, veteran of the Napoleonic Wars
Family	1 brother (a pastor) 1 sister (wife of Admiral Croft)

Captain Frederick Wentworth is a fictional character in the 1817 novel Persuasion written by Jane Austen. He is the prototype of the new gentleman in the 19th century: a self-made man who makes his fortune by hard work rather than inheritance.