John Hamilton FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall (9 October 1778 – 23 November 1820), known as John FitzMaurice until 1791, was a British politician.
Background
Kirkwall was the son of the Hon.
Thomas FitzMaurice, younger son of
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
John Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne PC (Ire) (1706 – 14 May 1761), known as John FitzMaurice until 1751 and as The Viscount FitzMaurice between 1751 and 1753, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. He was the father of William ...
. His mother was Mary, ''suo jure'' Countess of Orkney, daughter of
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
Sir Murrough O'Brien, 10th Baron of Inchiquin, 5th Baron O'Brien of Burren, 1st Baron Thomond of Taplow, 5th Earl of Inchiquin, 1st Marquess of Thomond KP, PC (Ire) (1726 – 10 February 1808), known from 1777 to 1800 as the 5th Earl of Inchiqui ...
and Mary, ''suo jure'' Countess of Orkney. His father was the Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney. The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Lord Shelburne, William Petty FitzMaurice, was his uncle. He gained the
courtesy title ''Viscount Kirkwall'' when his mother succeeded as Countess of Orkney in 1791.
Political career
Kirkwall was returned to Parliament for
Heytesbury
Heytesbury is a village (formerly considered to be a town) and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village lies on the north bank of the Wylye, about southeast of the town of Warminster.
The civil parish includes most of the small neig ...
in 1802, a seat he held until 1806, and later represented
Denbigh Boroughs between 1812 and 1818.
Family
Lord Kirkwall married the Hon. Anna Maria, daughter of
John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere
John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere, KCB, PC (15 May 1732 – 27 August 1812), known as Sir John Blaquiere, Bt. from 1784 to 1800, was a British soldier, diplomat and politician of French descent. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland be ...
, in 1802. He died in November 1820, aged 42, predeceasing his mother by eleven years. His eldest son
Thomas
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later succeeded in the earldom. His second son the Hon.
William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
was a politician. Lady Kirkwall died in January 1843.
See also
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Marquess of Lansdowne
Marquess of Lansdowne is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1784, and held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. The first Marquess served as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Origins
This branch of the Fitzmaurice famil ...
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Earl of Orkney
Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland. Originally founded by Norse invaders, the status of the rulers of the Nort ...
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1778 births
1820 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1802–1806
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Welsh constituencies
UK MPs 1812–1818
Heirs apparent who never acceded
British courtesy viscounts
John
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John may also refer to:
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* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
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Fellows of the Royal Society