John FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown

John Wilson FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown PC (23 September 1811 – 22 January 1883), known as John Wilson until 1842, was an Irish Liberal politician.

Castletown was the illegitimate son of John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, and was baptised John Wilson. He was educated at Eton. He inherited parts of his father's estates in Ireland and in 1842 he assumed by Royal license the surname of FitzPatrick.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Queen's County in 1836. He was then elected to the House of Commons for Queen's County in 1837, a seat he represented until 1841, and again from 1847 to 1852 and from 1865 to 1869. He was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1848 and in 1869 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Castletown, of Upper Ossory in the Queen's County. Apart from his parliamentary career he was also Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County from 1855 to 1883.

Lord Castletown married Augusta Mary, daughter of Reverend Archibald Douglas, in 1830. They had one son and six daughters. He died in 1883, aged 71, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son Bernard. Lady Castletown died in 1899.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Charles Coote
Thomas Vesey
Member of Parliament for Queen's County
with Sir Charles Coote

1837–1841
Succeeded by
Sir Charles Coote
Thomas Vesey
Preceded by
Sir Charles Coote
Thomas Vesey
Member of Parliament for Queen's County
with Thomas Vesey

1847–1852
Succeeded by
Michael Dunne
Sir Charles Coote
Preceded by
Michael Dunne
Francis Dunne
Member of Parliament for Queen's County
with Francis Dunne 1865–1868
Kenelm Digby 1868–1869

1865–1869
Succeeded by
Kenelm Digby
Edmund Dease
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Viscount de Vesci
Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County
1855–1883
Succeeded by
The Viscount de Vesci
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Castletown
1869–1883
Succeeded by
Bernard Fitzpatrick