George William Hamilton FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney (6 May 1827 – 21 October 1889), styled as Viscount Kirkwall until 1877, was a soldier and Scottish nobleman. George FitzMaurice was the son of

Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney (8 August 1803 – 16 May 1877) was the son of John FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall and grandson of Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney. British prime minister, 1st Marquess of Lansd ...

and the Hon. Charlotte Irby. He married Amelia de Samuel in London in 1872. They had no children. He joined the 71st Highlanders Regiment as a Captain from the 92nd Regiment in 1853 and saw action in the Crimea in 1855. He transferred to the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1856 and retired in 1857. On his death in London, the title passed to his nephew,

Edmond FitzMaurice, 7th Earl of Orkney Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland. Originally founded by Norse invaders, the status of the rulers of the Nort ...

Freemasonry

He was a Scottish Freemason. He was Initiated in Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2, on 17 December 1845. In the Lodge's records of that time he is correctly styled as Viscount Kirkwall.History of the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No.2, compiled from the records 1677-1888
By Alan MacKenzie. 1888. P.242.

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Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2, (Edinburgh)
1827 births 1889 deaths Earls of Orkney

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Scottish representative peers Scottish Freemasons 71st Highlanders officers Scots Guards officers British Army personnel of the Crimean War Gordon Highlanders officers Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George {{Orkney-bio-stub