Lord William FitzRoy

Lord William FitzRoy
Lord William FitzRoy
Born	1 June 1782
Died	13 May 1857 (aged 74); East Sheen, London
Buried	Old Mortlake Burial Ground, Mortlake, London 51°28′01.3″N 0°15′29.7″W / 51.467028°N 0.258250°W
Allegiance	Great Britain; United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1794–1811
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Salamine; HMS Mutine; HMS Fairy; HMS Aeolus; HMS Macedonian;
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars; • Glorious First of June; • Battle of Groix; • Action of 27 June 1798; • Egyptian Campaign; Napoleonic Wars; • Battle of Cape Ortegal; • Invasion of Martinique (1809);
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (1815); Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1840)
Relations	Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (father); Elizabeth Wrottesley (mother); George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (half-brother); Lord Charles FitzRoy (half-brother); Lord John FitzRoy (brother); Sir Almeric FitzRoy (grandson); Robert FitzRoy (nephew); Charles Augustus FitzRoy (nephew);

Admiral Lord William FitzRoy KCB (1 June 1782 – 13 May 1857), was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and also as a Member of Parliament.

Lord William FitzRoy
Born	(1782-06-01)1 June 1782
Died	13 May 1857(1857-05-13) (aged 74) East Sheen, London
Buried	Old Mortlake Burial Ground, Mortlake, London 51°28′01.3″N 0°15′29.7″W / 51.467028°N 0.258250°W / 51.467028; -0.258250
Allegiance	Great Britain United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1794–1811
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Salamine HMS Mutine HMS Fairy HMS Aeolus HMS Macedonian
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars • Glorious First of June • Battle of Groix • Action of 27 June 1798 • Egyptian Campaign Napoleonic Wars • Battle of Cape Ortegal • Invasion of Martinique (1809)
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (1815) Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1840)
Relations	Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (father) Elizabeth Wrottesley (mother) George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (half-brother) Lord Charles FitzRoy (half-brother) Lord John FitzRoy (brother) Sir Almeric FitzRoy (grandson) Robert FitzRoy (nephew) Charles Augustus FitzRoy (nephew)