Alfred FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton
His Grace The Duke of Grafton | |
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| Duke of Grafton | |
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| Born | Alfred William Maitland FitzRoy 3 March 1850 London, England |
| Died | 10 January 1930 (aged 79) Euston, Suffolk, England |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Smith (m. 1875; died 1913)Susanna McTaggart-Stewart (m. 1916) |
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| Parents | Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton Anna Balfour |
Alfred William Maitland FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton (3 March 1850 – 10 January 1930), styled Lord Alfred FitzRoy between 1882 and 1912 and Earl of Euston between 1912 and 1918, was a British peer and soldier.
He was the second son of Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton and his wife Anna Balfour, daughter of James Francis Balfour (1785-1845) and aunt of Arthur Balfour. His elder brother and heir to the dukedom Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston died in 1912, before their father's death.[1]
He married, firstly, Margaret Rose Smith (1855–1913), on 27 April 1875 and had three children:
- Lady Lillian Rose FitzRoy (1876–1960), married Charles Robertson; no issue.
- Lady Mary Margaret FitzRoy (1877–1966); died unmarried.
- William Henry Alfred FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich (1884–1918); married Auriol Brougham and had issue. Son John FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton, and two daughters: Margaret Jane, who married Maj. Gen. Sir John Nelson, and Mary-Rose. He fought in World War I and was killed in an aeroplane accident on 23 April 1918.
The 8th Duke married, secondly, Susanna Mary (1878–1961), on 8 January 1916, widow of Archibald Patrick Thomas Borthwick, 20th Lord Borthwick and daughter of Sir Mark McTaggart-Stewart, 1st Baronet. They had two daughters:[1]
- Lady Elfrida Marie Susanna FitzRoy (1919–1920), died in infancy
- Lady Cecilia Blanche Genevieve FitzRoy (1922–1974), married the life peer Lord Howard of Henderskelfe and had issue.
On 15 March 1920, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Suffolk.[2]
The Duke died in 1930 and was succeeded by his grandson, John, Viscount Ipswich.
References
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1618–1619. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "No. 31830". The London Gazette. 19 March 1920. p. 3435.
External links
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 414.
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