George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton

George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG (14 January 1760 – 28 September 1844), styled Earl of Euston until 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1782 to 1811 when he succeeded to the Dukedom.

His Grace The Duke of Grafton KG
Member of Parliament for Cambridge University
In office 1784–1811
Preceded by	Sir James Mansfield
Succeeded by	The Viscount Palmerston
Member of Parliament for Thetford
In office 1782–1784
Preceded by	Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
Succeeded by	George Jennings
Personal details
Born	George Henry FitzRoy 14 January 1760 London, England
Died	28 September 1844 (aged 84) Euston, Suffolk, England
Spouse(s)	Lady Charlotte Waldegrave ​ ​ (m. 1784)​
Children	Lady Mary Oglander Lady Georgiana FitzRoy Lady Elizabeth Smyth Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton Lord Charles FitzRoy Lady Isabella St. John Lord William FitzRoy Lord Hugh FitzRoy Lord Richard FitzRoy Lord Richard FitzRoy Lord James FitzRoy
Parents	Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton Hon. Anne Liddell

Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (c. 1800) by Charles Wilkin.

Shield of arms of George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG

Early life

Euston was the son of Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, and his wife, Anne Lidell.[1] He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge,[2] where he became a close friend of the William Pitt the Younger. He married Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (1761–1808), daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, on 16 November 1784 at Navestock, Essex.

Political career

From 1782 to 1784, Euston was Member of Parliament for Thetford, and in 1784, he and Pitt were elected as MPs for Cambridge University. Euston held that seat until he succeeded his father in the dukedom in 1811.[3] He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire on 9 May 1803.[4][5]

Family

Grafton died on 28 September 1844 and was succeeded by his son Henry. He and his wife Charlotte had eleven children:

• Lady Maria (Mary) Anne (1785–1855), married Sir William Oglander, 6th Baronet and had issue.
• Lady Georgiana (1787–1855), unmarried
• Lady Elizabeth Anne (1788–1867), married her first cousin John Henry Smyth and had issue.
• Henry, styled Earl of Euston, later 5th Duke of Grafton (1790–1863)
• Lord Charles FitzRoy (1791–1865), married Lady Anne Cavendish (daughter of George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington) and had issue.
• Lady Isabella Frances (1792–1875), married Henry Joseph St. John (died 1857)
• Lord William FitzRoy (1794–1804)
• Lord Hugh FitzRoy (1795–1797)
• Lord Richard FitzRoy (1798–1798)
• Lord Richard FitzRoy (1800–1801)
• Lord James FitzRoy (1804–1834)

References

1. Matthew Kilburn, ‘Fitzpatrick , Anne, countess of Upper Ossory [other married name Anne FitzRoy, duchess of Grafton] (1737/8–1804)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2008 accessed 23 March 2017
2. "Fitzroy, George Henry, Lord Euston (FTSY776GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. "FITZROY, George Henry, Earl of Euston (1760-1844)". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
4. "No. 15666". The London Gazette. 14 January 1804. p. 63.
5. "FITZROY, George Henry, Earl of Euston (1760-1844)". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 1 November 2017.

External links

• Reynolds, K. D. "FitzRoy, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9634. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Grafton