| The Right Honourable Henry FitzRoy | |
|---|---|
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| Fitzroy's family grave at City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell. | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
In office 28 December 1852 – 30 January 1855 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | Sir William Jolliffe, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Hon. William Cowper |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
In office 18 June 1859 – 17 December 1859 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Lord John Manners |
| Succeeded by | Hon. William Cowper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1807 |
| Died | 17 December 1859 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Rothschild (1815–1864) |
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FitzRoy family grave, City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell.
Henry FitzRoy (2 May 1807 – 17 December 1859) was a British politician of the mid-nineteenth century.
Early life[]
Born into the family of the Dukes of Grafton, he was a great-great grandson of King Charles II. He was second son of Lieutenant-General George FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton, by his second wife Frances Isabella, daughter of Lord Robert Seymour. Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton, was his elder brother.[1] His grandparents were Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton and Anne Warren, daughter and co-heir of Adml. Sir Peter Warren and a descendant of the Schuyler family, the Van Cortlandt family, and the Delancey family, all from British North America.
Career[]
FitzRoy was returned to Parliament for Great Grimsby in 1831, a seat he held until 1832,[2] and later represented Lewes between 1837 and 1841 and between 1842 and 1859.[3] He was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1845-1846. He served under the Earl of Aberdeen as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department between 1852 and 1855 and under Lord Palmerston as First Commissioner of Works between June and December 1859. In 1855 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[4]
Family[]
FitzRoy married Hannah, daughter of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, in 1839. They had two children, Arthur Frederic FitzRoy (1842–1858), and Caroline Blanche Elizabeth FitzRoy, who married the artist Sir Coutts Lindsay, Bt. Hannah died on 2 December 1864, aged 49.
Death[]
FitzRoy died on 17 December 1859 and is buried at City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell along with his wife.
References and sources[]
- References
- Sources
- "Fitzroy, Henry" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.) Oxford University Press Digital object identifier:10.1093/ref:odnb/9637 (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry FitzRoy
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