Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton
Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton (10 February 1790––26 March 1863), styled Viscount Ipswich until 1811 and Earl of Euston between 1811 and 1844, was a British peer.
Grafton was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave.The 6th Duke was a politician.
He represented Bury St Edmunds as a Whig between 1818 and 1820 and again between 1826 and 1831,[1] and was member for Thetford between 1834 and 1841.
Grafton married Mary Caroline Berkeley (maternal great-granddaughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond), on 20 June 1812 in Portugal. They had five children:
- Lady Mary Elizabeth Emily Fitzroy (1817–1887), married Reverend Hon. Augustus Phipps
- Maria Louisa Fitzroy (1818–1912), married Edward Douglas- Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn and had issue.
- William Henry FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton (1819–1882)
- Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton (1821–1918)
- Frederick John Fitzroy (1823–1919), married Catherine Wescomb and had issue.
Grafton died in 1863, aged seventy-three, at Wakefield Lodge, near Potterspury, Northamptonshire.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Grafton
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Lord Charles FitzRoy Frederick Foster |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1818–1820 With: Arthur Upton |
Succeeded by Arthur Upton Lord John FitzRoy |
Preceded by Arthur Upton Lord John FitzRoy |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1826–1831 With: Earl Jermyn |
Succeeded by Earl Jermyn Lord Charles FitzRoy |
Preceded by Lord James FitzRoy Francis Baring |
Member of Parliament for Thetford 1834–1841 With: Francis Baring 1834-1841 Hon. Bingham Baring 1841 |
Succeeded by Hon. Bingham Baring Sir James Flower |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by George FitzRoy |
Duke of Grafton 1844–1863 |
Succeeded by William FitzRoy |
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