Hon. Richard FitzPatrick | |
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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 | Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland | 24 January 1748
Died | Arlington Street, London, England | 25 April 1813 (aged 65)
Resting place | St Michael & All Angels, Sunninghill, Windsor |
Political party | Whig |
Alma mater | Eton |
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.