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.[2]

Public life

FitzRoy was returned to Parliament for Thetford in 1812 (succeeding his brother Lord William), a seat controlled by the FitzRoy family, and was a supporter of the Whig opposition. He was not re-elected in 1818 but returned to the House of Commons in 1820 as one of two representatives for Bury St Edmunds (succeeding his nephew Lord Euston), another seat controlled by the family. He continued to represent the constituency until 1826.[1]

Personal life

FitzRoy never married. He died in December 1856, aged 71.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ "Fitzroy, Lord John [Edward] (FTSY803J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byLord William FitzRoyThomas Creevey Member of Parliament for Thetford 1812–1818 With: Thomas Creevey Succeeded byLord Charles FitzRoyNicholas Ridley-Colborne Preceded byThe Earl of EustonHon. Arthur Upton Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1820–1826 With: Hon. Arthur Upton Succeeded byEarl JermynThe Earl of Euston
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