Lord Charles FitzRoy (politician)
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The Right Honourable Lord Charles FitzRoy PC |
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| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 29 June 1835 – 27 April 1838 |
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| Monarch |
William IV Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | Viscount Castlereagh |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Belfast |
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| Born | 28 February 1791 |
| Died | 13 June 1865 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Anne Cavendish (1787–1871) |
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles FitzRoy PC (28 February 1791 – 17 June 1865), was a British soldier and Whig politician. He fought at the Battle of Waterloo at an early age and later held political office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1835 and 1838.
Fitzroy was the second son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, and his wife Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave. Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, was his elder brother.
He joined the British Army in 1807 and fought in the 1809 Battle of Corunna early in the Peninsular War, before joining the Walcheren Expedition the same year. He subsequently joined Lord Hill's staff in the Peninsular and was present at the Siege and capture of Badajoz (1812) and the 1813-14 battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, the Nive, Orthes and Toulouse. At Waterloo in 1815 he fought as a captain in the 1st Foot Guards. He retired from the army on half pay as a major and brevet lieutenant-colonel of the 27th Regiment of Foot in 1821.
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