Henry FitzRoy (2 May 1807 – 17 December 1859) was a
British politician of the mid-nineteenth century.
Early life
Born into the family of the
Dukes of Grafton, he was a great-great-great-great-grandson of
King Charles II. He was second son of Lieutenant-General
George FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton, by his second wife Frances Isabella, daughter of Lord Robert Seymour.
Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton, was his elder brother.
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/ref> His grandparents were Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton and Anne Warren, daughter and co-heir of Adml. Sir Peter Warren and a descendant of the Schuyler family
The Schuyler family ( /ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: xœylər was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the formation of the United States (especiall ...
, the Van Cortlandt family, and the Delancey family, all from British North America
British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English overseas possessions, English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland (island), Newfound ...
.
Career
FitzRoy was returned to Parliament for Great Grimsby in 1831, a seat he held until 1832, and later represented Lewes
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre ...
between 1837 and 1841 and between 1842 and 1859. He was appointed