Adolphus FitzGeorge

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Rear-Admiral Sir Adolphus Augustus Frederick FitzGeorge KCVO was the second son of 2nd Duke of Cambridge by his morganatic marriage to Miss Louisa (Sarah) Fairbrother and was born January 30th, 1846.

Sir Adolphus entered the Royal Navy in March, 1859, and became sub-lieutenant in 1865 and a lieutenant in the following year. In June, 1867, he joined the Galatea, screw frigate, commanded by Captain the Duke of Edinburgh, and in March, 1872, was appointed flag-lieutenant to Admiral Sir Rodney Mundy, Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth. On November 30th, 1872, he was promoted to commander. Following a period at the Royal Naval College, he became Inspecting Officer of Coastguard at Scarborough in February, 1874, and in September of the next year was given command of the sloop Rapid in the Mediterranean. Other commands he held were those of the Dasher, paddle gun-vessel, stationed off the Channel Islands; and the Salamis, dispatch vessel, in the Channel Squadron, from the latter of which he was promoted captain on October 14th, 1881. In March, 1885, he became captain of the troopship Jumna, in the transport service to India, and his two years or more in this command marked the limit of his active naval employment. He retired on January 1st, 1893, and was advanced to rear-admiral on the retired list on October 20th, 1896. On leaving the Navy he received the appointment of Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park. For many years he acted as equerry to his father, and in 1904, the year in which the Duke died, he was gazetted a K.C.V.O.

Sir Adolphus married, in 1875, Sophia Jane, the daughter of Mr. Thomas Holden, of Winstead Hall, Hull, by whom he had one daughter. Following the death of the first Lady FitzGeorge the Admiral maried, in 1920, Marguerite, daughter of John Watson, of Waresley Court, Hartlebury, Worcestershire.

Sir Adolphus passed away December 17th, 1922, at his residence, 20 Eccleston Square, London.

[edit] Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Olga Mary Adelaide FitzGeorge		October 15th, 1928	married, 1897, Mr (later Sir) C.E. Archibald Hamilton (divorced 1902); married 2ndly, 1905, Robert Charlton Lane.