John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry (1706 – 10 June 1741) was an Irish politician and hereditary knight. He was the older son of

Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry (died 1729) fought for James II in the Williamite War in Ireland, but after the defeat he conformed to the established religion by joining the Church of Ireland. He became Deputy Lieutenant of Ke ...

, and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie. His younger brother was

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. In 1728, FitzGerald entered the

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and sat for

Dingle Dingle ( Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Kill ...

until his death. One year later, he succeeded his father as

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. On 12 April 1732, FitzGerald married Margaret Deane, youngest daughter of Joseph Deane,

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, and by her, he had a daughter and a son. FitzGerald died at The Grove,

in 1741 and was succeeded in his title by his only son

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1706 births 1741 deaths Irish MPs 1727–1760 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kerry constituencies