Lieutenant-General Dudley Charles FitzGerald-de Ros, 24th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KP, KCVO (11 March 1827 – 29 April 1907) was the son of William FitzGerald-de Ros and Lady Georgiana Lennox. He was born in Brighton.
The 24th Baron was Equerry to the Prince Consort from 1853–1861, and thence to Queen Victoria from 1861–1874. He was also a Lord in Waiting from 1874–1880, 1885–1886, and 1886–1892.
He married firstly to Lady Elizabeth Egerton (5 July 1832 - 14 March 1892), daughter of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, in Heaton, Lancashire, on 12 October 1853, then to Mary Geraldine Mahon (- 28 December 1921), daughter of Sir William Mahon, 4th Baronet, in London on 14 January 1896. By his first wife, he had one daughter:
The 24th Baron had no children by his second wife. He died in Old Court, County Down.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Lurgan |
Lord-in-Waiting 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Listowel |
| Preceded by The Lord Methuen |
Lord-in-Waiting 1885–1886 |
Succeeded by The Lord Methuen |
| Preceded by The Lord Camoys |
Lord-in-Waiting 1886–1892 |
Succeeded by Not replaced |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar |
Colonel of the 1st Life Guards 1902–1907 |
Succeeded by The Lord Grenfell |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by William FitzGerald de Ros |
Baron de Ros 1874–1907 |
Succeeded by Mary Dawson |