FITZGIBBON, Edward (son of a land agent d. 1817). b. Limerick, Aug. 1803; came to London 1817; articled to a surgeon 1819–20; classical tutor in the provinces 1820–23; at Marseilles 1824–30 studying the language and literature; parliamentary reporter for Morning Chronicle 1830; wrote on angling for Bell’s Life under pseudonym of Ephemera; wrote for the Observer and acted as a theatrical critic; from 1830 his writings gave great impulse to the art of fishing, were the means of improving fishing tackle and of increasing the rents of rivers; he once killed 52 salmon on the Shin river in 55 hours fishing; author of Handbook of Angling, By Ephemera 1847, 3 ed. 1853; The book of the Salmon 1850; author with W. Shipley of A true treatise on the art of fly fishing 1838, and with A. Young of Natural History of the Salmon 1854; ed. The Compleat Angler of Walton and Cotton 1853. d. 19 Nov. 1857. bur. Highgate cemetery 25 Nov. Baron Nicholson’s Autobiography (1860) 334–6; Bell’s Life in London 22 Nov. 1857 p. 8, 29 Nov. p. 5.
FITZGIBBON, Gerald (4 son of Mr. Fitzgerald of co. Limerick, tenant farmer). b. Glin, Limerick 1 Jany. 1793; employed in W. Jameson’s distillery, Dublin 1814; entered univ. of Dublin 1817, B.A. 1825, M.A. 1832, maintained himself by teaching 1817–30; called to Irish bar Jany. 1830; Q.C. 17 Aug. 1841; counsel for Dr. John Gray in state trial of Daniel O’Connell and his 7 fellow prisoners 15 Jany. to 12 Feb. 1844 during which on 30 Jany. he was challenged to a duel by the attorney general Thos. Bury Cusack Smith, when he brought the matter under notice of the Court and Mr. Smith apologised; the greatest commercial lawyer of his day; bencher of King’s Inns 1858; third serjeant at law 1859–60; receiver-master in Chancery 1860 to April 1878; author of Ireland in 1868 the battle field for English party strife 1868, 2 ed. 1868; Roman Catholic priests and National Schools 1871, 2 ed. 1872 and other works. d. Larkfield, Clondalkin 27 Sep. 1882. O. J. Burke’s Anecdotes of Connaught circuit (1885) 328–30; Irish Law Times xvi, 494 (1882).
FITZ GIBBON, James. b. 1780; enlisted in the army 1797; served in war against Napoleon and in American war 1812–15; captain of Glengarry light infantry fencibles 1813–16 when placed on h.p.; assistant adjutant general of militia Upper Canada; saved city of Toronto during Mackenzie rebellion 1837 for which he was awarded 5000 acres of land and received thanks of parliament, the grant of land was subsequently disallowed; chief clerk of lower house of Canadian parliament 1816–29, clerk of the upper house 1829–35; created a military knight of Windsor 1850; author of An appeal to the people of Upper Canada, Montreal 1847. d. Lower Ward, Windsor Castle 12 Dec. 1863.
FITZHARDINGE, William Fitzhardinge Berkeley, 1 Earl of (eld. son of 5 Earl of Berkeley 1745–1810). b. 26 Dec. 1786; lieut. South Gloucestershire militia 6 July 1803, col. 22 Aug. 1810 to death; kept a pack of hounds in Gloucestershire 1808 to death, not excelled by any in England; M.P. for Gloucestershire 1810; his claim to Berkeley peerage disallowed by House of Lords 28 June 1811; created Baron Segrave of Berkeley Castle 10 Sep. 1831 and Earl Fitzhardinge 17 Aug. 1841; lord lieut. of Gloucestershire 3 Feb. 1836 to death. d. Berkeley Castle about midnight 10 Oct. 1857. Sporting Review xxxviii, 319–22, 389–95 (1857); Cecil’s Records of the Chase (1877) 181–5; My life and recollections by G. F. Berkeley (1865) i, 370–83 and vol. ii passim.
Note.—He is drawn as Fitzalleyne of Berkeley in Fitzalleyne of Berkeley, a romance of the present times by Bernard Blackmantle [Charles Molloy] 2 vols. 1825, who also makes him one of the characters in his book The English Spy 2 vols. 1826.
FITZHARDINGE, Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, 1 Baron (brother of the preceding). b. 3 Jany. 1788; entered navy June 1802, captain 7 June 1814, admiral 15 Jany. 1862; M.P. for Gloucester 1831–33, 1835–37 and 1841–57; contested Gloucester 1833, 1837 and 1857; a comr. of admiralty 1833–34, 1837–39, 1846–52 and 1852–57; K.C.B. 5 July 1855, G.C.B. 28 June 1861; P.C. 13 Aug. 1855; master of the Berkeley hounds 1857 to death; claimed Barony of Berkeley 1857; created Baron Fitzhardinge of city and county of Bristol 5 Aug. 1861. d. Berkeley castle 17 Oct. 1867. Baily’s Mag. vi, 217–19 (1863), portrait; Sporting Review lviii, 417–20 (1867).
FITZMAURICE, John G. Second lieut. 95 foot 25 April 1811; captain rifle brigade 19 Dec. 1826 to 30 March 1832 when placed on h.p.; granted service reward 13 March 1855; M.G. 7 May 1861; lieut. of Yeomen of the Guard, Dec. 1861 to death; K.H. 1831. d. Drayton green, Ealing 24 Dec. 1865 aged 72.
FITZMAURICE, William Edward (younger son of John Fitzmaurice, Viscount Kirkwall 1778–1820). b. 22 March 1805; ed. at Oriel coll. Ox.; captain 9 lancers 26 Feb. 1828; captain 2 life guards 1831–40 when placed on h.p.; M.P. for Bucks. 1842–47; author of A cruise to Egypt, Palestine and Greece 1834. d. Brussels 18 June 1889.
FITZPATRICK, James Coleman. b. Ireland about 1818; Educ. at Trin. coll. Dublin; called to Irish bar 1844; barrister L.I. 6 June 1857; chief justice of the Gold Coast 1857–61; judge of British Kaffraria 20 July 1861 to 1872; judge of supreme court of Cape of Good Hope 1872–79 when he retired on pension; author of The Pope, his rights and duties 1860. d. Wynberg, British Kaffraria 6 Feb. 1880.
FITZROY, Charles (2 son of 4 Duke of Grafton 1760–1844). b. 28 Feb. 1791; ed. at Harrow and Great Marlow; ensign 1 foot guards 25 June 1807; major 55 foot 27 Jany. 1820 to 11 Jany. 1821 when placed on h.p.; sold out 1834; M.P. for Thetford 1818–32, for Bury 1832–47; vice chamberlain of the household 29 June 1835 to 2 May 1838; P.C. 1 July 1835. d. Elm lodge, Hampton 17 June 1865.