George FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney

FitzMaurice, then Viscount Kirkwall, in the Crimea as a captain in the 71st Highlanders.

George William Hamilton FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney (6 May 1827 21 October 1889) was a Scottish nobleman.

George FitzMaurice was the son of Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney and the Hon. Charlotte Irby. He married Amelia de Samuel in London in 1872. They had no children.

He joined the 71st Highlanders Regiment as a Captain from the 92nd Regiment in 1853 and saw action in the Crimea in 1855. He transferred to the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1856 and retired in 1857.

On his death in London the title passed to his nephew, Edmond FitzMaurice, 7th Earl of Orkney

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Thomas FitzMaurice
Earl of Orkney
18771889
Succeeded by
Edmond FitzMaurice