Richard FitzPatrick
Richard FitzPatrick | |
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FitzPatrick is one of many politicians featured in Anton Hickel's The House of Commons, 1793–94 | |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
| In office 1782–1782 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | William Eden |
| Succeeded by | William Grenville |
| Secretary at War | |
| In office 1783–1783 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland |
| Preceded by | Sir George Yonge, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Yonge, Bt |
| In office 1806–1807 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Grenville |
| Preceded by | William Dundas |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Murray-Pulteney, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1748 Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | 25 April 1813 (aged 65) Arlington Street, London, England |
| Resting place | St Michael & All Angels, Sunninghill, Windsor |
| Party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Eton |
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General Richard FitzPatrick (24 January 1748 – 25 April 1813), styled The Honourable from birth, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, wit, poet, and Whig politician. He sat in the British House of Commons for 39 years from 1774 to 1813 and was a "sworn brother" of the statesman Charles James Fox. He served in the Philadelphia campaign during the American Revolutionary War.