William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey
The Lord FitzGerald and Vesey | |
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 11 June 1828 – 2 February 1830 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | Charles Grant |
| Succeeded by | John Charles Herries |
| President of the Board of Control | |
| In office 23 October 1841 – 17 May 1843 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Lord Ellenborough |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Ripon |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Tory |
| Born | 24 July 1783 |
| Died | 11 May 1843 (aged 59) Belgrave Square, London |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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| Relatives | Sir William Vesey-FitzGerald (son) |
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William Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey, PC, PC (Ire), FRS, FSA (24 July 1783 – 11 May 1843) 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 Clare by-election, hastening Catholic Emancipation across Britain and Ireland.