# Lord John FitzRoy

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British politician (1785-1856)

John Edward FitzRoy Member of Parliament for Thetford In office 1812–1818 Serving with Thomas Creevey Preceded by Lord William FitzRoy Thomas Creevey Succeeded by Lord Charles FitzRoy Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds In office 1820–1826 Serving with Arthur Upton Preceded by The Earl of Euston Arthur Upton Succeeded by Earl Jermyn The Earl of Euston Personal details Born (1785-09-24)24 September 1785 Died 28 December 1856(1856-12-28) (aged 71) Party Whig Parents Augustus FitzRoy (father) Elizabeth Wrottesley (mother) Relatives Augustus FitzRoy (paternal grandfather) Richard Wrottesley (maternal grandfather) George FitzRoy (half-brother) Charles FitzRoy (half-brother) William FitzRoy (brother) Education Harrow School Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge

**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](/source/Augustus_FitzRoy%2C_3rd_Duke_of_Grafton), [Prime Minister of Great Britain](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain), by his second wife [Elizabeth Wrottesley](/source/Elizabeth_Wrottesley), daughter of the [Very Reverend](/source/Very_Reverend) [Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet](/source/Sir_Richard_Wrottesley%2C_7th_Baronet), [Dean of Worcester](/source/Dean_of_Worcester). He was the half-brother of [George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton](/source/George_FitzRoy%2C_4th_Duke_of_Grafton), and [Lord Charles FitzRoy](/source/Lord_Charles_FitzRoy_(British_Army_officer)) and the full brother of [Admiral](/source/Admiral) [Lord William FitzRoy](/source/Lord_William_FitzRoy).[1] He was educated at [Harrow](/source/Harrow_School) and [Trinity College, Cambridge](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Cambridge).[2]

## Public life

FitzRoy was returned to Parliament for [Thetford](/source/Thetford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) in 1812 (succeeding his brother Lord William), a seat controlled by the FitzRoy family, and was a supporter of the [Whig](/source/Whigs_(British_political_party)) opposition. He was not re-elected in 1818 but returned to the House of Commons in 1820 as one of two representatives for [Bury St Edmunds](/source/Bury_St_Edmunds_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) (succeeding his nephew [Lord Euston](/source/Henry_FitzRoy%2C_5th_Duke_of_Grafton)), another seat controlled by the family. He continued to represent the constituency until 1826.[1]

## Personal life

FitzRoy never married. He died in December 1856, aged 71.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hop_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hop_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-hop_1-2) [FITZROY, Lord John Edward (1785-1856), of Chapel Street, Audley Square, Mdx. Originally published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986.](http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/fitzroy-john-edward-1785-1856)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Fitzroy, Lord John \[Edward\] (FTSY803J)"](https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=FTSY803J&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50). *A Cambridge Alumni Database*. University of Cambridge.

Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by Lord William FitzRoy Thomas Creevey Member of Parliament for Thetford 1812–1818 With: Thomas Creevey Succeeded by Lord Charles FitzRoy Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Preceded by The Earl of Euston Hon. Arthur Upton Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1820–1826 With: Hon. Arthur Upton Succeeded by Earl Jermyn The Earl of Euston

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