George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
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(14 January 1760 – 28 September 1844) was a British
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and Whig
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politician, known as Earl of Euston from birth until 1811.
Euston was the son of Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC , styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era...
and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth
Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth
Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth succeeded to the Baronetcy of Ravensworth Castle, and to the family estates and mining interests, at the age of fifteen, on the death of his grandfather in 1723...
. He was educated at Harrow School
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and Trinity College, Cambridge
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, where he became a close friend of the William Pitt the Younger
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. From 1782-84, he was Member of Parliament
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for Thetford
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and in 1784, he and Pitt were elected as MPs for Cambridge University
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and Euston held the seat until succeeding to his father's duchy
Duke of Grafton
Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy...
in 1811.
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Grafton married Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (1761–1808), daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl WaldegraveJames Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave KG PC FRS was a British statesman.The eldest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave, Waldegrave was educated at Westminster and Eton and he inherited his father's titles in 1741...
, on 16 November 1784 at Navestock
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, Essex
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. They had eleven children:
- Lady Maria (Mary) Anne (1785–1855), married Sir William Oglander, 6th Baronet and had issue.
- Lady Georgiana (1787–1855), unmarried
- Lady Elizabeth Anne (1788–1867), married her first cousin John Henry Smyth and had issue.
- Henry, styled Earl of Euston, later 5th Duke of GraftonHenry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of GraftonHenry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave....
(1790–1863) - Lord CharlesLord Charles FitzRoy (politician)Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles FitzRoy PC , 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.-Background:Fitzroy was the second son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke...
(1791–1865), married Lady Anne Cavendish (daughter of George Cavendish, 1st Earl of BurlingtonGeorge Cavendish, 1st Earl of BurlingtonGeorge Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington , styled Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was a British politician.-Background:...
) and had issue. - Lady Isabella Frances (1792–1875), married Henry Joseph St. John (d. 1857)
- Hon. William (1794–1804)
- Hon. Hugh (1795–1797)
- Hon. Richard (1798–1798)
- Hon. Richard (1800–1801)
- Lord James (1804–1834)