He served as a minister in the government of Sir Charles Court.
His Australian-born father was a British Indian Army general, and settled in Tasmania after World War II, eventually being elected to the Australian Senate.
He initially farmed at Hagley, Tasmania, but left for Western Australia in 1961, buying a property near Esperance.
The Legislative Council was reformed prior to the 1989 state election, and Wordsworth transferred to the new Agricultural region.
Wordsworth retired to Perth, and was a member of the senate of Murdoch University from 1994 to 1998.