Richard Albert Fitzgerald
Richard Albert Fitzgerald (1806 – c. June 1847)[1] was an Irish Repeal Association politician
Richard Albert Fitzgerald | |
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| Member of Parliament for Tipperary | |
| In office 21 February 1845 – June 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Otway-Cave Nicholas Maher |
| Succeeded by | Francis Scully Nicholas Maher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Albert FitzGerald 1806 Clonmel Co Tipperary |
| Died | circa June 1847 Youghal Co Cork |
| Cause of death | Typhus fever contrated while helping with the poor during the famine of 1847 |
| Resting place | Youghal Cemetery family ault |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Repeal Association |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia/Emilia Frizoni di Celerina of Lisbon 1807-1895 the daughter of Daniel Frizoni 1765-1854 and Anna Isabella Lecussan Verdier 1788-1821 |
| Children | 1. Annie Catherine 1837-1919 married Andrew Thunder 1824-1902 , 2. Richard Edwin 1838-1916 married Lucie Martin du Boistaillé 1840-1882, 3. Marie Geraldine 1840-1917, 4. Catherine Hélène Elizabeth Mary FitzGerald 1842-1916 married Alfred Taupinart de Tilière, comté 1843-1916, 5. Ada Cecily Charlotte FitzGerald 1844- married Humbert Beausire de Seyssel, comté died 1918, 6. Christina Frances FitzGerald 1845-1934 married Victor Laurent Valentin Sommyèvre, vicomte de Chateau Courchevelles Burgundy 1828-1909, 7 Maria FitzGerald 1847-1916 married her third cousin Auguste Anthony Morlet de Museau ca 1839-1916 |
| Parents | Richard FitzGerald and Catherine 'Kate' Nagle |
| Residence | Muckridge house Youghal Co Cork, Garnavilla House Caher Co Tipperary, Rathkervan in the parish of Rathtronan, Garnavilla Co. Tipperary |
| Alma mater | Clongowes and then studied Law at TCD but never practiced. |
He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and St. Patrick's, Carlow College, and also spent some time being taught in Paris.[2]
Fitzgerald was first elected Repeal Association MP for Tipperary at a by-election in 1845—caused by the death of Robert Otway-Cave—and held the seat until 1847, when he did not seek re-election.[3]
References
- Rayment, Leigh (7 September 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "T"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Richard Fitzgerald". Members of Parliament after 1832. History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Richard Fitzgerald
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Otway-Cave Nicholas Maher |
Member of Parliament for Tipperary 1845–1847 With: Nicholas Maher |
Succeeded by Francis Scully Nicholas Maher |
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