Alfred William Maitland FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton (3 March 1850 – 10 January 1930), styled Lord Alfred FitzRoy between 1882 and 1912 and Earl of Euston between 1912 and 1918, was the second son of
Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton and his wife Anna Balfour, daughter of James Balfour (-1845) and aunt of
Arthur Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (, ; 25 July 184819 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As foreign secretary in the ...
. His elder brother and heir to the dukedom
Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (28 November 1848 – 10 May 1912) was the eldest son and heir apparent of Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton. His mother was the daughter of MP James Balfour.
Personal life
Euston married a music hall a ...
died in 1912, before their father's death. He was a lieutenant in the
Coldstream Guards
The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonia ...
, and
deputy lieutenant for
Suffolk
He married, firstly, Margaret Rose Smith (1855–1913), on 27 April 1875 and had three children:
* Lady Lillian Rose FitzRoy (1876–1960), married Charles Robertson; no issue.
* Lady Mary Margaret FitzRoy (1877–1966); died unmarried.
*
William Henry Alfred FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich (1884–1918); married Auriol Brougham and had issue. Son
John FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton, and two daughters: Margaret Jane, who married
Maj. Gen. Sir John Nelson, and Mary-Rose. He fought in World War I and was killed in an aeroplane accident on 23 April 1918.
The 8th Duke married, secondly, Susanna Mary McTaggart-Stewart (1878–1961), on 8 January 1916 and had two daughters:
* Lady Elfrida Marie Susanna FitzRoy (1919–1920)
* Lady Cecilia Blanche Genevieve FitzRoy (1922–1974), married the life peer
Lord Howard of Henderskelfe and had issue.
On 15 March 1920, he was appointed a
deputy lieutenant of
Suffolk.
The Duke died in 1930 and was succeeded by his grandson,
John, Earl of Euston.
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