Richard FitzPatrick

Hon. Richard FitzPatrick
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	(1748-01-24)24 January 1748 Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	(1813-04-25)25 April 1813 (aged 65) Arlington Street, London, England
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.