John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry
John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry (1706 – 10 June 1741)[1] was an Irish politician and hereditary knight.
He was the older son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry, and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie.[2] His younger brother was Robert FitzGerald.[3] In 1728, FitzGerald entered the Irish House of Commons and sat for Dingle until his death.[1] One year later, he succeeded his father as Knight of Kerry.[3]
On 12 April 1732, FitzGerald married Margaret Deane, youngest daughter of Joseph Deane, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and by her, he had a daughter and a son.[2] FitzGerald died at The Grove, Dingle in 1741 and was succeeded in his title by his only son Maurice.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Burke, John (1847). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. I. London: Henry Colburn. p. 416.
- ^ a b "ThePeerage - John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry". Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1884). The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families Together with Their Paternal Ancestry. London: Hatchards. p. 43.