266:, winning the seat. He rarely spoke in Parliament, and did not always vote in line with the Whig leadership. In turn, they offered him little support, but he nevertheless held his seat, sometimes describing himself as an independent. He served until 1841, when he stood down. He was appointed Governor of Limerick in 1818, and later served twice as
581:
273:
In the 1820s, FitzGibbon had a child with Diana
Woodcock, who was then married to Maurice Crosbie Moore. He obtained a divorce in 1825, by act of the House of Lords, and FitzGibbon and Woodcock immediately married. However, Moore secured custody of FitzGibbon's illegitimate child, despite stating
636:
454:
389:
365:
274:
that he was doing so purely out of vindictiveness. The couple had one legitimate child, John
Charles Henry FitzGibbon, Viscount FitzGibbon, who was killed in the
101:
394:
380:
259:
41:
586:
561:
156:
576:
376:
591:
519:
478:
437:
301:
488:
356:
263:
571:
341:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
399:
495:
468:
444:
267:
404:
255:
418:
409:
566:
244:
193:
170:
556:
551:
23:
275:
510:
369:
248:
228:
198:
73:
582:
Members of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922)
337:
232:
183:
166:
188:
128:
545:
526:
279:
236:
113:
422:
240:
138:
221:
108:
90:
302:"FITZGIBBON, Hon. Richard Hobart (1793-1864), of Mount Shannon, co. Limerick"
637:
Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies
278:
in 1854. In 1851, FitzGibbon succeeded his brother as the
336:. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 141.
176:
162:
152:
144:
134:
124:
119:
107:
97:
80:
67:
62:
37:
21:
220:(2 October 1793 – 10 January 1864) was an
8:
218:Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare
352:
334:Who's Who of British Members of Parliament
102:St. Peter's Church, Aungier Street, Dublin
18:
327:
325:
323:
296:
294:
290:
7:
455:The Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
14:
587:People educated at Harrow School
357:Parliament of the United Kingdom
16:Anglo-Irish politician and noble
562:19th-century Anglo-Irish people
1:
235:, FitzGibbon was educated at
577:Lord-lieutenants of Limerick
592:People from County Limerick
469:Lord Lieutenant of Limerick
445:Lord Lieutenant of Limerick
268:Lord Lieutenant of Limerick
653:
397:1820–1826, 1830, 1830–1835
524:
516:
509:
493:
485:
475:
466:
461:
451:
442:
434:
429:
415:
405:James Hewitt Massy Dawson
374:
362:
355:
332:Stenton, Michael (1976).
306:The History of Parliament
243:, and was present at the
211:
58:
47:
33:
504:Became Lord Lieutenancy
256:1818 UK general election
308:. Houses of Parliament
245:Second Battle of Porto
224:politician and noble.
194:Second Battle of Porto
572:British Army officers
419:William Smith O'Brien
410:William Smith O'Brien
145:Years of service
496:Governor of Limerick
377:Member of Parliament
282:. He died in 1864.
38:Member of Parliament
24:The Right Honourable
276:Battle of Balaklava
171:2nd Ceylon Regiment
511:Peerage of Ireland
249:Battle of Talavera
229:Mountshannon House
199:Battle of Talavera
74:Mountshannon House
540:
539:
489:The Lord Muskerry
479:The Earl of Clare
476:Succeeded by
452:Succeeded by
438:The Earl of Clare
416:Succeeded by
385:1818–1841
239:. He joined the
215:
214:
76:, County Limerick
28:The Earl of Clare
644:
632:UK MPs 1837–1841
627:UK MPs 1835–1837
622:UK MPs 1832–1835
617:UK MPs 1831–1832
612:UK MPs 1830–1831
607:UK MPs 1826–1830
602:UK MPs 1820–1826
597:UK MPs 1818–1820
517:Preceded by
486:Preceded by
435:Preceded by
430:Honorary titles
395:Standish O'Grady
363:Preceded by
353:
348:
347:
329:
318:
317:
315:
313:
298:
120:Military service
87:
63:Personal details
52:
19:
652:
651:
647:
646:
645:
643:
642:
641:
542:
541:
530:
522:
520:John FitzGibbon
499:
491:
481:
472:
457:
448:
440:
425:
421:
408:
403:
398:
393:
386:
384:
381:County Limerick
372:
368:
351:
344:
331:
330:
321:
311:
309:
300:
299:
292:
288:
260:County Limerick
233:County Limerick
207:
184:Napoleonic Wars
169:
167:1st Foot Guards
89:
85:
84:10 January 1864
72:
53:
48:
42:County Limerick
39:
29:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
650:
648:
640:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
567:Earls of Clare
564:
559:
554:
544:
543:
538:
537:
532:
523:
518:
514:
513:
507:
506:
501:
492:
487:
483:
482:
477:
474:
465:
459:
458:
453:
450:
441:
436:
432:
431:
427:
426:
417:
414:
373:
364:
360:
359:
350:
349:
342:
319:
289:
287:
284:
258:, he stood in
213:
212:
209:
208:
206:
205:
204:
203:
202:
201:
196:
189:Peninsular War
180:
178:
174:
173:
164:
160:
159:
154:
150:
149:
146:
142:
141:
136:
135:Branch/service
132:
131:
129:United Kingdom
126:
122:
121:
117:
116:
111:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
88:(aged 70)
82:
78:
77:
71:2 October 1793
69:
65:
64:
60:
59:
56:
55:
45:
44:
35:
34:
31:
30:
27:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
649:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
549:
547:
536:
533:
529:
528:
527:Earl of Clare
521:
515:
512:
508:
505:
502:
498:
497:
490:
484:
480:
471:
470:
464:
460:
456:
447:
446:
439:
433:
428:
424:
420:
413:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
383:
382:
378:
371:
370:William Odell
367:
361:
358:
354:
345:
339:
335:
328:
326:
324:
320:
307:
303:
297:
295:
291:
285:
283:
281:
280:Earl of Clare
277:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
237:Harrow School
234:
230:
225:
223:
219:
210:
200:
197:
195:
192:
191:
190:
187:
186:
185:
182:
181:
179:
175:
172:
168:
165:
161:
158:
155:
151:
147:
143:
140:
137:
133:
130:
127:
123:
118:
115:
114:Harrow School
112:
110:
106:
103:
100:
98:Resting place
96:
92:
83:
79:
75:
70:
66:
61:
57:
51:
46:
43:
36:
32:
25:
20:
534:
525:
503:
494:
467:
462:
443:
423:Caleb Powell
400:Thomas Lloyd
390:Windham Quin
388:
375:
366:Windham Quin
333:
312:22 September
310:. Retrieved
305:
272:
253:
241:British Army
226:
217:
216:
177:Battles/wars
139:British Army
86:(1864-01-10)
49:
557:1864 deaths
552:1793 births
222:Anglo-Irish
546:Categories
531:1851–1864
500:1818–1831
473:1831–1848
449:1851–1854
412:1835–1841
343:0855272198
286:References
125:Allegiance
109:Alma mater
91:Kensington
463:New title
402:1826–1830
392:1818–1820
148:1808–1814
54:1818–1841
50:In office
535:Extinct
262:for the
227:Born at
93:, London
254:At the
157:Captain
387:With:
340:
264:Whigs
407:1830
379:for
338:ISBN
314:2022
247:and
163:Unit
153:Rank
81:Died
68:Born
40:for
231:in
548::
322:^
304:.
293:^
270:.
251:.
346:.
316:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.