Lord William FitzRoy
| Lord William FitzRoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1782 |
| Died | 13 May 1857 (aged 74) East Sheen, London |
| Buried at | Old Mortlake Burial Ground, Mortlake, London (51°28′01.3″N 0°15′29.7″W / 51.467028°N 0.258250°WCoordinates: 51°28′01.3″N 0°15′29.7″W / 51.467028°N 0.258250°W) |
| Allegiance |
Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1794–1811 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (1815) Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1840) |
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Rear Admiral Lord William FitzRoy KCB (1 June 1782 – 13 May 1857), was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and also as a Member of Parliament.
FitzRoy was the third son of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, by his second wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of the Reverend Sir Richard Wrottesley, Bt.; he was also an uncle of Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy.
FitzRoy entered the Navy on 21 April 1794, on board the frigate Phaeton, firstly serving under Captain William Bentinck, and following the battle of the Glorious First of June, under Captain Robert Stopford. He then served abroad the 74-gun Leviathan, under Lord Hugh Seymour, following him into the 80-gun Sans Pareil, and seeing action at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795.
After serving in the frigates Niger, Captain Edward Foote; Phoenix, Captain Lawrence Halsted; and Cambrian, Captain the Hon. Arthur Kaye Legge, in February 1798 he rejoined Captain Foote on board Seahorse, and was present at the action of 27 June 1798 when Seahorse captured the French frigate Sensible in the Strait of Sicily.
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