Fitzroy, Augustus Henry 3rd Duke of Grafton

1735 - 1811  (75 years)

• Name	Fitzroy, Augustus Henry
  Suffix	3rd Duke of Grafton
  Born	28 Sep 1735
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Mar 1811
  Person ID	I15517	GrangerMusgrave
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Fitzroy, Capt. Lord Augustus,   b. 16 Oct 1716,   d. 24 May 1741  (Age 24 years)
  Mother	Cosby, Elizabeth
  Married	Mar 1734
  Family ID	F10486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Liddell, Hon. Anne,   b. 1738
  Married	29 Jan 1756	London, England
  Divorced	23 Mar 1769
  Children	1. Fitzroy, Lady Georgiana,   d. 18 Jan 1799   2. FitzRoy, George Henry 4th Duke of Grafton,   b. 14 Jan 1760,   d. 28 Sep 1844  (Age 84 years)   3. FitzRoy, General Lord Charles,   b. 14 Jul 1764,   d. 20 Dec 1829  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F10490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wrottesley, Elizabeth,   b. 1 Nov 1745,   d. 25 May 1822, London, England  (Age 76 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1769	Woburn Abbey Bedfordshire England
  Children	1. Fitzroy, Lady Elizabeth,   d. 30 Mar 1839   2. Fitzroy, Lady Augusta,   d. 29 Jun 1839   3. Fitzroy, Rev. Lord Henry,   b. 9 Apr 1770,   d. 7 Jun 1828  (Age 58 years)   4. Fitzroy, Lady Frances,   b. 1 Jun 1780,   d. 7 Jan 1866, Ranger’s Lodge Charlbury Oxfordshire England  (Age 85 years)   5. FitzRoy, Admiral Lord Sir William,   b. 1 Jun 1782,   d. 13 May 1857  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F13018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke of Grafton was educated at Westminster College Westminster London England. He was educated at Peterhouse College Cambridge University Cambridge Cambridgeshire England. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Bury St. Edmunds between 1756 and 1757. He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington Middlesex [E. 1672] on 6 May 1757. He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington Middlesex [E. 1665] on 6 May 1757. He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Thetford Norfolk [E. 1672] on 6 May 1757. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Ipswich co. Suffolk [E. 1672] on 6 May 1757. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Euston co. Suffolk [E. 1672] on 6 May 1757. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Duke of Grafton co. Northampton [E. 1675] on 6 May 1757. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Sudbury of Sudbury co. Suffolk [E. 1672] on 6 May 1757. He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Arlington [E. 1672] on 6 May 1757. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1765. He held the office of Secretary of State Northern Department from 1765 to 1766. He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between 1766 and 1770. He was invested as a Knight Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1769. He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1771 and 1775. He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1782 and 1783.