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 | Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1818–1820 With: Arthur Upton |
Succeeded by Arthur Upton Lord John FitzRoy |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1826–1831 With: Earl Jermyn |
Succeeded by Earl Jermyn Charles Augustus FitzRoy |
| Preceded by | 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 | Duke of Grafton 1844–1863 |
Succeeded by William FitzRoy |
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