FITCH, William Stevenson. b. 1793; postmaster Ipswich 1838 to death; founder of West Suffolk archæological assoc.; made collections for a history of Suffolk, which were dispersed at his death, but 30 vols. of them are in Suffolk archæol. assoc. museum at Bury St. Edmunds; author of A catalogue of Suffolk manorial registers, Great Yarmouth 1843; Ipswich and its early mints, Ipswich 1848. d. Ipswich 17 July 1859. C. R. Smith’s Retrospections i, 245–8 (1883).
FITTON, Michael. b. Gawsworth, Cheshire 1766; entered navy June 1780; served in Mediterranean 1782, in West Indies 1799–1802, 1803–4; lieut. 9 March 1804 his highest rank; captured or destroyed 40 of the enemy’s ships, received the thanks of the admiralty and a sword value £50 from the Patriotic Soc.; served in the Baltic 1811–15; lieut. of the ordinary at Plymouth 22 Feb. 1831 to 1834; admitted into Greenwich hospital 20 April 1835; one of the bravest and most active officers in the navy. d. Peckham 31 Dec. 1852.
FITTON, William Henry (son of Nicholas Fitton of Dublin). b. Dublin, Jany. 1780; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, senior scholar 1798, B.A. 1799; studied at Edin. Univ. 1808, in London 1809–12; M.D. Edin. 12 Sep. 1810, incorporated at Cam. 1815; candidate of royal coll. of phys. 1815, fellow 1816; practised at Northampton 1811–19 when he removed to London and devoted himself to scientific researches; F.R.S. 9 Nov. 1815; F.G.S. 18 , sec. 18 , pres. 1827, the first to deliver an annual address 15 Feb. 1828, established publication of proceedings 1827, Wollaston medallist 1852; wrote 21 papers on geological subjects 1811–57; author of A geological sketch of Hastings 1833; wrote many articles in Edinburgh Review 1817–41. d. Sussex gardens, London 13 May 1861. Quarterly Journal of Geol. Soc. xviii, 30–34 (1862); Proc. of Royal Soc. of London xii, 4–6 (1861).
FITZADAM, John Thompson (eld. son of Adam Fitz Adam of Birmingham, barrister). b. 1833; barrister I.T. 26 Jany. 1859; recorder of Wigan, April 1880 to death; alderman of Wigan many years. d. 5 Phillimore gardens, Kensington, London 19 April 1886 in 53 year.
FITZBALL, Edward, originally called Edward Ball. b. Burwell, Cambs. 1792; attempted to establish a printing office at Norwich; dramatist in London many years; author of Edda; The Pilot 1825; The Innkeeper of Abbeville 1826; The Floating Beacon 1826; The Inchcape Bell 1828; The Flying Dutchman 1829 and many other successful dramas; wrote all the librettos of Balfe’s early operas, libretto of Wallace’s Maritana, and many librettos for other Composers; wrote My Pretty Jane 1828 and many other songs. d. near Chatham 27 Oct. 1873. E. Fitzball’s Thirty five years of a dramatic author’s life 2 vols. 1859, portrait; I.L.N. lxiii, 445 (1873), portrait.
FITZCLARENCE, Lord Adolphus (7 child and 3 son of William iv. 1765–1837 by Dorothea natural dau. of Francis Bland of Kerry, she was known on the stage as Mrs. Jordan 1762–1816). b. 18 Feb. 1802; entered R.N. 26 May 1814; captain 24 Dec. 1824; commander of Royal George yacht 1830; captain of Victoria and Albert yacht 1 Jany. 1851 to 21 Oct. 1852 and commodore of her 21 Oct. 1852 to 17 Sep. 1853; aide de camp to Victoria 12 Feb. 1848 to death; groom of the robes to Will. iv. 24 July 1830; granted rank of younger son of a marquis 24 May 1831; G.C.H. 24 Feb. 1832; a lord of the bedchamber 5 Jany. 1833; R.A. 17 Sep. 1853. d. Newburgh park near Easingwold, Yorkshire 17 May 1856. Lennox’s Celebrities 2 series i, 208–12 (1877).
FITZCLARENCE, Rev. Lord Augustus (brother of the preceding), b. 1 March 1805; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.C.L. 1832, D.C.L. 1835; R. of Mapledurham, Oxon. 1829 to death; chaplain in ordinary to his father 1829–37, to Queen Victoria 1837 to death; granted rank of younger son of a marquis 24 May 1831. d. Mapledurham 14 June 1854.
FITZCLARENCE, Lord Frederick (brother of the preceding). b. 9 Dec. 1799; ensign Coldstream guards 12 May 1814, assisted at arrest of Cato st. conspirators 23 Feb. 1820; lieut. col. 7 foot 2 June 1825 to 24 Aug. 1832 when placed on h.p.; granted rank of younger son of a marquis 24 May 1831; G.C.H. 1831; military governor of Portsmouth 1840; col. 36 foot 23 July 1851 to death; L.G. 11 Nov. 1851; commander in chief at Bombay 1852 to death, assumed command 22 Nov. 1852; author of A manual of out-post duties 1851 and other works. d. Poorundhur near Poonah 30 Oct. 1854, body embalmed and bur. at Ford, Northumberland 10 Feb. 1855.
FITZGERALD, John David Fitzgerald, 1 Baron (son of David Fitzgerald of Dublin, merchant). b. Dublin 1816; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin; called to bar in Ireland 1838; Q.C. 15 Feb. 1847; bencher of King’s Inns 1855; leader of the Munster circuit; M.P. for Ennis 1852–60; solicitor general for Ireland, Feb. 1855 to April 1856, attorney general April 1856 to March 1858 and 1859 to Feb. 1860; P.C. Ireland 1856; comr. of national education Ireland 1863 to death; justice of Queen’s Bench, Ireland, Feb. 1860 to May 1882; principal judge at great state trials of Messrs. Parnell, Biggar and others Jany. 1881; a lord of appeal in ordinary May 1882 to death; created Baron Fitzgerald of Kilmarnock, co. Dublin 23 June 1882; P.C. 29 June 1882; bencher of Gray’s Inn 21 Dec. 1883; author of Report on trial of A. M. Sullivan and R. Pigott for seditious libels 1868. d. 22 Fitzwilliam place, Dublin 16 Oct. 1889. Law magazine and law review v, 267–69 (1858); Graphic 16 Nov. 1889 p. 597, portrait.
FITZGERALD and VESEY, Very Rev. Henry Vesey-Fitzgerald, 3 Baron. b. 1800; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1821, M.A. 1827; dean of Emly 6 July 1818 to 1825; dean of Kilmore 16 March 1825 to death; succeeded his brother as 3 Baron 11 May 1843. d. Danesfort, co. Cavan 30 March 1860.