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William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey.
British politician (1783-1843)
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About William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey
William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey, was an Anglo-Irish statesman. A Tory, he served in the governments of Lord Wellington and Robert Peel, but is best known for his defeat in the 1828 County Clare by-election, hastening Catholic emancipation across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Everything about William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, President of the Board of Trade, President of the Board of Control, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- July 24, 1783
- Died
- May 11, 1843