Lord Henry FitzGerald explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Honorable
Lord Henry FitzGerald
Honorific-Suffix:PC (Ire)
Constituency Mp:Kildare Borough
Parliament:Dublin
Alongside:Simon Digby
Term Start:1783
Term End:1790
Constituency Mp2:Athy
Parliament2:Dublin
Alongside2:Arthur Ormsby
Term Start2:1790
Term End2:1791
Parliament3:Dublin
Alongside3:Henry Grattan
Term Start3:1790
Term End3:1797
Constituency Mp4:Kildare
Parliament4:United Kingdom
Alongside4:Robert Latouche
Term Start4:1807
Term End4:1814
Party:Whig
Birth Date:1761 7, df=y
Death Place:Boyle Farm, Thames Ditton, England
Father:James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster
Mother:Lady Emily Lennox

Lord Henry FitzGerald PC (Ire) (30 July 1761 – 9 July 1829) was the fourth son of the 1st Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Leinster (née Lady Emily Lennox). A younger brother was the revolutionary Lord Edward FitzGerald.

Life

Fitzgerald joined the British Army and became a lieutenant in the 66th Foot in 1788, transferring as a captain in 1779 to the newly raised 85th Foot, which was posted to garrison duty in Jamaica for the duration the American Revolutionary War. He was there promoted to major in 1781 and lieutenant-colonel in 1783, taking over command of the regiment from General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington. After the 85th was disbanded in 1783 he became a captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 2nd Foot Guards in 1789 and retired from active service in 1792.[1]

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kildare Borough between 1783 and 1790 and represented then Athy between 1790 and 1791. From 1790 to 1798, he sat in the Irish House of Commons for Dublin City. On 8 July 1806, he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland, and from 1807 until 1814, Lord Henry served in the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Kildare. He also held the position of one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland from April 1806 until May 1807.[1]

He was a member of the Kildare Street Club in Dublin[2] and died at Boyle Farm, Thames Ditton, on 9 July 1829.

Family

He married Charlotte Boyle Walsingham in London on 3/4 August 1791. Together they lived at Boyle Farm, Thames Ditton. The couple had twelve children (Note: List below contains 13 Children); his issue took the surname FitzGerald-de Ros:

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FITZGERALD, Lord Henry (1761-1829), of Boyle Farm, Kent and Thames Ditton, Surrey . The History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust . 2014-02-18 .
  2. Thomas Hay Sweet Escott, Club Makers and Club Members (1913), pp. 329–333