Bernard Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Castletown
Bernard Edward Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Castletown KP , CMG , PC (I) (* 22. July 1849 , † 29. May 1937 in Grant Town Manor, Abbeyleix , County Laois ) was a British politician of the Conservative Party and nobleman , who between 1880 and 1883 was a member of the House of Commons . In 1883 he inherited the title of Baron Castletown and was a member of the House of Lords until his death in 1937 .
Life
Family background, studies and officer
Fitzpatrick was the youngest of seven children and the only son of politician John Wilson FitzPatrick . He was from 1837 to 1841 for the constituency of Queen's County , between 1847 and 1852 and finally from 1865 to 1869 a member of the House of Commons, and on December 10, 1869, as Baron Castletown , of Upper Ossory in the Queen's County, in the hereditary nobility of peerage of the United Kingdom , whereby he was a member of the House of Lords until his death on January 22, 1883, as well as his wife Augusta Mary Douglas.
His eldest sister Edith Susan Esther Fitzpatrick was the wife of the writer and diplomat Charles Augustus Murray , who was, among other things, envoy to Switzerland , envoy to Persia and envoy to Saxony and the second son of George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore . His second oldest and third oldest sister each died in childbed. His fourth oldest sister, Augusta Frederica Annie FitzPatrick, was married to Thomas Vesey Dawson, a lieutenant colonel of the Coldstream Guards and son of Richard Dawson, 2nd Baron Cremorne , from 1851 until his death at the Battle of Inkerman on November 5, 1854 . His fifth oldest sister, Olivia Amy Douglas Fitzpatrick, was the wife of Sir John Gage Saunders Sebright, 9th Baronet. The sixth eldest sister Cecilia Emily Emma FitzPatrick married the actor, writer painter Lewis Strange Wingfield , a son of Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt .
Bernard Fitzpatrick himself graduated after attending the prestigious Eton College studying law and history at Brasenose College of the University of Oxford , which he in 1870 with a Bachelor of Arts graduated (BA Law and History). After an officer training he became in 1871 an officer in the Horse Guards Regiment 1st Regiment of Life Guards and was last to Hauptmann ( Captain transported) before he left the service in 1874 Lifeguards eliminated. In 1876 he took over the function of sheriff of Queen's County, now County Laois, and retired on February 17, 1877 as captain of the Royal Cork City Artillery from active military service.
Member of the House of Commons, Baron Castletown and Member of the House of Lords
(caricature by Leslie Ward (Spy) in Vanity Fair , August 12, 1882)
On March 31, 1880 Fitzpatrick was elected as a candidate of the Conservative Party to a member of the House of Commons and represented in this until January 22, 1883 the constituency of Portarlington . During this time he was also an officer of the volunteer cavalry unit Royal East Kent Yeomanry and became a captain on July 8, 1882.
When his father died on January 22, 1883, he inherited the title of 2nd Baron Castletown and was thereby a member of the House of Lords , to which he belonged for more than 54 years until his death on May 29, 1937. During this time he attended meetings of the House of Lords until 1909, where he dealt in particular with issues of Ireland policy such as the Land Law Act (1881), Laborer's Bill and Land Law Bill (1896, 1903), the Financial Relations Commission and Land Legislation ( 1897), the reforestation of Ireland (1905), the draft law on rents in cities ( Town Tenants Bill , 1906), the reform of the poor law reform ( Irish Poor Law Reform , 1907), property purchases ( Irish Land Purchase , 1908) and most recently the Land Act ( Irish Land Bill , 1909). For his many years of service, he became Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in June 1902 .
Fitzpatrick succeeded Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath as Chancellor of the Royal University of Ireland in 1906 and held this post until the university was dissolved in 1910. During this time he became Knight of St. Patrick (KP) on February 29, 1908 as well also on November 13, 1908 member of the Privy Council of Ireland (PC (I)).
On April 23, 1874, Fitzpatrick married Emily Ursula Clare St. Leger, who died on March 11, 1927, the daughter of Hayes St Leger, 4th Viscount Doneraile . Since this marriage remained childless and Fitzpatrick died without male descendants, the title of Baron Castletown expired on his death on May 29, 1937.
Web links
- Hon. Bernard Fitzpatrick at Hansard (English)
- Castletown, Baron (UK, 1869-1937) in Cracroft's Peerage
- Peerage: Castletown in Leigh Rayment Peerage
- Bernard Edward Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Castletown of Upper Ossory, on thepeerage.com , accessed July 14, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 24421, HMSO, London, February 16, 1877, p. 753 ( PDF , accessed July 14, 2016, English).
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 25125, HMSO, London, July 7, 1882, p. 3162 ( PDF , accessed July 14, 2016, English).
- ↑ KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK in Leigh Rayment Peerage
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Wilson FitzPatrick |
Baron Castletown 1883-1937 |
Title expired |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fitzpatrick, Bernard, 2nd Baron Castletown |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fitzpatrick, Bernard Edward Barnaby, 2nd Baron Castletown (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer, politician and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1849 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1937 |
| Place of death | Grantstown Manor, Abbeyleix , County Laois |