Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry
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The Right Honourable Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry |
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| Knight of Kerry | |
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In office 5 December 1781 – 7 March 1849 |
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| Monarch | George III, George IV, William IV, Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Robert FitzGerald |
| Succeeded by | Peter George FitzGerald |
| Member of Parliament for Kerry | |
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In office 1801–1831 |
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| Preceded by | Created |
| Succeeded by |
Frederick William Mullins Daniel O'Connell |
| Member of Parliament for Tralee | |
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In office 1806 – 1807 |
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| Preceded by | George Canning |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Boddington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1774 |
| Died | 7 March 1849 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Irish Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Maria la Touche Cecilia Maria Knight |
| Children | 10 |
| Parents |
Robert FitzGerald Catherine Sandes |
Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry (29 December 1774 – 7 March 1849) was an hereditary knight and an Irish Whig politician.
Maurice FitzGerald was born on 29 December 1774 to Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry (1717–1781) and his third wife, Catherine Sandes, the daughter of Lancelot Sandes. Upon his fathers death in 1781, the seven year-old Maurice assumed the title of Knight of Kerry.
FitzGerald represented Kerry in the Irish House of Commons from 1795 until the Act of Union in 1801. He sat also for Tralee in 1800. Travelling in Belgium during the Waterloo Campaign of 1815, he brought news of the impending Battle of Waterloo from Ghent to London.
On 5 November 1801, FitzGerald married Maria la Touche, the daughter of the Right Hon. David la Touche of Marlay in Dublin. Maria's brother was Peter La Touche (1775–1830), a Member of parliament in 1802–1806. Together, they had 10 children together:
After Maria's death in 1829, he married the widow, Cecilia Maria Knight, who died in 1859.
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