Lord Frederick FitzRoy

Lord Frederick FitzRoy
Member of Parliament
for Thetford
In office
13 April 1864 – 23 April 1866
Serving with Alexander Baring
Preceded by William FitzRoy
Alexander Baring
Succeeded by Alexander Baring
Robert Harvey
Personal details
Born 4 April 1823
Died 12 February 1919(1919-02-12) (aged 95)
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Catherine Sarah Wilhelmina Wescomb (m. 1853)
Children Five
Parents Henry FitzRoy
Mary Caroline Berkeley
Relatives William FitzRoy (brother)
Augustus FitzRoy (brother)

Lord Frederick John FitzRoy (4 April 1823 – 12 February 1919)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.[2]

FitzRoy was the son of Henry FitzRoy and Mary Caroline FitzRoy (née Berkeley. In 1853, he married Catherine Sarah Wilhelimna Wescomb, daughter of William Wescomb, and they had five children, one son and four daughters, including: Anne Ethel (1859–1939) and Evelyn (1860–1924).[2]

FitzRoy was elected Liberal MP for Thetford at a by-election in 1863—caused by the succession of his brother William FitzRoy to 6th Duke of Grafton—and held the seat until 1865 when he stood down to seek election in South Northamptonshire, where he was unsuccessful.[3][2]

FitzRoy was also a Justice of the Peace for Sussex and Northamptonshire, and a Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Colonel Lord Frederick John FitzRoy". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William FitzRoy
Alexander Baring		 Member of Parliament for Thetford
1863–1865
With: Alexander Baring		 Succeeded by
Alexander Baring
Robert Harvey
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