Lord Frederick FitzRoy

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

Lord Frederick FitzRoy
Member of Parliament
for Thetford
In office
13 April 1864 – 23 April 1866
Serving with Alexander Baring
Preceded byWilliam FitzRoy
Alexander Baring
Succeeded byAlexander Baring
Robert Harvey
Personal details
Born4 April 1823
Died12 February 1919(1919-02-12) (aged 95)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Catherine Sarah Wilhelmina Wescomb
(m. 1853)
ChildrenFive
Parent(s)Henry FitzRoy
Mary Caroline Berkeley
RelativesWilliam FitzRoy (brother)
Augustus FitzRoy (brother)

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.

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.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.[page needed]
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Thetford
18631865
With: Alexander Baring
Succeeded by