Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton
Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, styled Viscount Ipswich until 1811 and Earl of Euston between 1811 and 1844, was a British peer and politician.
Early life
Grafton was the eldest son of eleven children of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave. Among his siblings were Lady Mary Anne FitzRoy, Lady Elizabeth Anne FitzRoy, Lord Charles FitzRoy, and Lady Isabella Frances FitzRoy.His paternal grandparents were Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, and Anne Lidell. His maternal grandparents were James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole.
Career
He represented Bury St Edmunds as member of parliament as a Whig between 1818 and 1820 and again between 1826 and 1831, and was member for Thetford between 1834 and 1841.Military career
As a young man he served as a Lieutenant in the 7th Light Dragoons, but retired on 15 August 1812. On 23 September 1823 he was appointed Colonel of the East Suffolk Militia, but on 24 May 1830 he transferred to the vacant colonelcy of the West Suffolk Militia, which his father and grandfather had previously commanded. The duke resigned in 1845 and was succeeded by his son, William, Earl of Euston, on 24 December, the fourth generation of the family to command the regiment, but Euston was replaced within weeks.Personal life
On 20 June 1812 in Portugal, Grafton was married to Mary Caroline Berkeley, the daughter of Adm. Hon. Sir George Cranfield Berkeley. Together, they had five children:- Lady Mary Elizabeth Emily Fitzroy, who married the Rev. Hon. Augustus Phipps, the youngest son of The Earl of Mulgrave.
- Lady Maria Louisa Fitzroy, who married Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn and had issue.
- William Henry FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton, who married Hon. Marie Anne Louise Baring, the daughter of Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton and Claire Hortense Maret, in 1858.
- Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton, who married Anna Balfour, a daughter of James Balfour, MP, in 1847.
- Lord Frederick John FitzRoy, MP for Thetford; he married Catherine Wescomb and had issue.