Edward Fitzroy
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The Right Honourable Edward FitzRoy DL |
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| Speaker of the House of Commons | |
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In office 20 June 1928 – 3 March 1943 |
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George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Preceded by | John Henry Whitley |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Clifton Brown |
| Member of Parliament for Daventry | |
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In office 14 December 1918 – 3 March 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Manningham-Buller |
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| Born | 24 July 1869 |
| Died | 3 March 1943 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Viscountess Daventry |
The Right Honourable Edward Algernon FitzRoy, DL (24 July 1869 – 3 March 1943) was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death.
As a boy, he served as a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria.
A member of Northamptonshire County Council from 1896 to 1921, FitzRoy first entered Parliament in 1900 General election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Northamptonshire South. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire in 1901. He was re-elected during the January 1910 General Election for Northamptonshire South. He held the seat in the December 1910 General Election.
During World War I, whilst still an MP, he served in the military as a Captain of the 1st Regiment of Life Guards, was injured at the First Battle of Ypres and commanded the mounted troops of the Guards Division from 1915–16.
In the 1918 General Election, he was elected for the seat of Daventry. He held the seat in the 1922 General Election, the 1923 General Election, the 1924 General Election, the 1929 General Election, and the 1935 General Election.
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