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,

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, by his second wife Elizabeth Wrottesley, daughter of the Very Reverend

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, Dean of Worcester. He was the half-brother of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, and Lord Charles FitzRoy and the full brother of

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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

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(succeeding his nephew Lord Euston), another seat controlled by the family. He continued to represent the constituency until 1826.

Personal life

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:FitzRoy, John 1785 births 1856 deaths Younger sons of dukes John People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1820–1826