Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry

Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry (1717 – 5 December 1781)[1] was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight.

He was the second son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Law and served then as Judge of the Admiralty Court.[3] In 1741, he entered the Irish House of Commons and sat for Dingle, the same constituency his older brother John had represented before, until his death.[1] In 1779, he succeeded his nephew Maurice as Knight of Kerry.[4]

In March 1746, FitzGerald married firstly Lucy Leslie, daughter of John Leslie.[5] She died only four years later[5] and he married secondly Catherine FitzGerald, second daughter of Thomas FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Glin in 1752.[6] After the death of his second wife in 1759,[6] FitzGerald married lastly Catherine Sandes, daughter of Lancelot Sandes in 1770 and had by her two sons and a daughter.[5] FitzGerald died in 1781 and was succeeded in his title by his older son Maurice.[4]

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 30 May 2009.
2. Burke, John (1847). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. vol. I. London: Henry Colburn. p. 416.
3. Foster, Joseph (1884). The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families Together with Their Paternal Ancestry. London: Hatchards. pp. 43–44.
4. "Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - FitzGerald Papers" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2009.
5. "ThePeerage - Robert FitzGerald, 17th Knight of Kerry". Retrieved 30 May 2009.
6. "Ask about Ireland - Thomas FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Glin". Retrieved 30 May 2009.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by John Perceval, Viscount Perceval John FitzGerald	Member of Parliament for Dingle 1741 – 1781 With: John Perceval, Viscount Perceval 1741–1749 Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt 1749–1761 Maurice FitzGerald 1761–1776 Richard Townsend 1776–1777 Robert Alexander 1777–1781	Succeeded by Robert Alexander Richard Boyle Townsend
Titles of nobility (Ireland)
Preceded by Maurice FitzGerald	Knight of Kerry 1779 – 1781	Succeeded by Maurice FitzGerald