Fitzroy Hemphill, 3rd Baron Hemphill explained

Fitzroy Hemphill (21 November 1860 - 1930), was a British baron and Liberal Party politician,[1] the son of Charles Hare Hemphill, the first baron, and he succeeded his brother to the barony on 26 March 1918. Fitzroy was a barrister of the Middle Temple from 1899, served as a justice of the peace for County Galway.[2] As well as politics he was a captain in 2nd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers; a representative member of London's Territorial Force, Justice of the peace in Galway, Ireland; and 'Chevalier' of the Legion of Honour.

His mother was Augusta Stanhope, the daughter of the Hon. Sir Charles Francis Stanhope, a son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington. He married Mary Martyn on 27 February 1897, and they had one son, Martyn, who succeeded his father to the barony.

Arms

Escutcheon:Or on a fess Gules between two chevronels and three stars Azure as many trefoils slipped of the field.
Crest:A boar passant Gules charged with a chevron and a portcullis Or.
Supporters:On either side an Irish wolfhound gorged with a plain collar Or.
Motto:Constanter Ac Non Timide (Steadily and Fearlessly)[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘HEMPHILL' Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn . 4 September 2016.
  2. Hemphill, Baron . 108 .
  3. Book: Debrett's Peerage . 2019 . 2985.