Lord William FitzRoy

Admiral

Lord William FitzRoy

KCB
Admiral; Lord William FitzRoy; KCB
Born	1 June 1782; London, England
Died	13 May 1857 (aged 74); East Sheen, London
Buried	Old Mortlake Burial Ground, Mortlake, London 51°28′01.3″N 0°15′29.7″W / 51.467028°N 0.258250°W
Allegiance	Great Britain; United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1794–1811
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Salamine; HMS Mutine; HMS Fairy; HMS Aeolus; HMS Macedonian;
Conflicts	French Revolutionary Wars Glorious First of June; Battle of Groix; Action of 27 June 1798; Egyptian Campaign; ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Cape Ortegal; Invasion of Martinique; ;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (1815); Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1840)
Relations	Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (father); Elizabeth Wrottesley (mother); George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (half-brother); Lord Charles FitzRoy (half-brother); Lord John FitzRoy (brother); Sir Almeric FitzRoy (grandson); Robert FitzRoy (nephew); Charles Augustus FitzRoy (nephew);

Admiral Lord William FitzRoy KCB (1 June 1782 – 13 May 1857), was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and also as a Member of Parliament.