Lord John FitzRoy explained

Lord John Edward FitzRoy (24 September 1785 – 28 December 1856), was a British politician.

Background and education

FitzRoy was the sixth son of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister of Great Britain, by his second wife Elizabeth Wrottesley, daughter of the Very Reverend Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet, Dean of Worcester. He was the half-brother of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, and Lord Charles FitzRoy and the full brother of Admiral Lord William FitzRoy.[1] He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/fitzroy-john-edward-1785-1856 FITZROY, Lord John Edward (1785-1856), of Chapel Street, Audley Square, Mdx. Originally published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986.

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