George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton

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George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton KG (January 14, 1760 – September 28, 1844) was the son of Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton and his wife Anne Liddell, daughter of Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth.

He married Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (1761–1808), daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, on 16 November 1784 at Navestock, Essex. They had five children:

• Maria Anne Fitzroy (d. 1855), married Sir William Oglander, 6th Baronet and had issue.
• Lady Elizabeth Anne Fitzroy (d. 1867), married her first cousin John Henry Smyth and had issue.
• Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton (1790–1863)
• Lord Charles Fitzroy (1791–1865), married Lady Anne Cavendish (daughter of George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington) and had issue.
• Lady Isabella Frances Fitzroy (c. 1792–1875)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore Richard Hopkins	Member of Parliament for Thetford with Richard Hopkins 1782–1784	Succeeded by Sir Charles Kent George Jennings
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord John Townshend James Mansfield	Member of Parliament for Cambridge University with William Pitt the Younger 1784-1806, Lord Henry Petty 1806-1807, Sir Vicary Gibbs 1807-1811 1784–1811	Succeeded by Sir Vicary Gibbs The Viscount Palmerston
Honorary Titles
Preceded by The Duke of Grafton	Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk 1790–1844	Succeeded by The Earl of Stradbroke
Peerage of England
Preceded by Augustus FitzRoy	Duke of Grafton 1811–1844	Succeeded by Henry FitzRoy