Lieutenant-General Dudley Charles FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros of Helmsley, (11 March 1827 – 29 April 1907) was a soldier, courtier and the premier Baron of England.

Biography

He was the son of William FitzGerald-de Ros and Lady Georgiana Lennox. He was born in

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. He purchased a commission as cornet and sub-lieutenant in the

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on 7 February 1845, succeeding Viscount Seaham, and a lieutenancy on 5 May 1848 when Seaham retired. He purchased a captaincy on 31 October 1851, succeeding

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, and on 30 August 1859, he purchased a commission as major and lieutenant-colonel upon the retirement of

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. He was breveted colonel on 30 August 1864. FitzGerald-de Ros retired on half-pay on 29 May 1872. The Baron was

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to the

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from 1853 to 1861, and then to

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from 1861 to 1874. He was also a Conservative Party

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from 1874 to 1880, 1885–1886, and 1886–1892. Lord de Ros was appointed a Knight of the

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(KP) in the

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list published on 26 June 1902, and was invested by the

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, at

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on 11 August 1902. De Ros was also an early photographer, photographing the royal family in 1859 and example of which is held by the Royal Collection Trust. He was also a member of the Photographic Society of London, later the

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from 1857. He was a member of the Amateur Photographic Association from at least 1862 to 1869 and elected a Vice President in 1862. He was appointed Colonel of the 1st Life Guards on 17 November 1902.

Family

He married firstly to Lady Elizabeth Egerton (5 July 1832 – 14 March 1892), daughter of

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, in Heaton,

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, on 12 October 1853, then to Mary Geraldine Mahon (died 28 December 1921), daughter of Sir William Mahon, 4th Baronet, in

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on 14 January 1896. By his first wife, he had one daughter: * Mary FitzGerald-de Ros (born 1854), who succeeded her father upon his death. The 23rd Baron had no children by his second wife. He died in Old Court,

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References

Sources

* "de Ros, Baron (Maxwell) (Baron E 1264)." Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 1995. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited, 1995. pp. 362–363. {{DEFAULTSORT:De Ros, Dudley FitzGerald-de Ros, 24th Baron 24

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1827 births 1907 deaths British Army lieutenant generals British Life Guards officers Knights of St Patrick Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Conservative Party (UK) Baronesses- and Lords-in-Waiting Deputy lieutenants of Down Military personnel from Brighton 19th-century British Army personnel