Fitzroy is an historic township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 originally part of Carleton County

Carleton County, Ontario

Carleton County is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In 2001 the Regional Municipality and the eleven local municipalities within it were replaced by the current City of Ottawa.-History:Carleton County was...

 in eastern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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Fitzroy was located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northeast by Torbolton Township

Torbolton Township, Ontario

Torbolton is a geographic township and former municipality that was originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada.Torbolton is located in the north-western part of the county, bordered to the southwest by Fitzroy Township, to the southeast by March Township and to the north by the...

, to the southeast by Huntley Township

Huntley Township, Ontario

Huntley is an historic township originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada.Huntley was located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northwest by Fitzroy Township, to the northeast by March Township, to the southwest by Ramsay Township and to the southeast by...

, to the southwest by Pakenham Township and to the northwest by the Ottawa River

Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...

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The township was established in 1823. The first permanent settler is believed to have been Charles Shirreff

Charles Shirreff

Charles Shirreff was an early Canadian businessman and public official.He was born in Leith, Scotland in 1768. In 1817, he migrated to Smith's Creek, later Port Hope, in Upper Canada. He obtained a grant of land in Fitzroy Township in the upper Ottawa Valley and moved there in 1818...

 around 1818. Shirreff founded the settlement of Fitzroy Harbour

Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario

Fitzroy Harbour is a small village within the city of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River at the mouth of the Carp River. A branch of the Mississippi River, known as the Snye, also empties into the Ottawa to the west of the village.The town was founded by Charles...

 in 1831. The township was an important centre of the timber trade during the 19th century. In 1974, the township was amalgamated with Huntley and Torbolton to form West Carleton

West Carleton Township, Ontario

West Carleton is a historic township in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located in the rural parts of the new City of Ottawa, west of Kanata. Its northern boundary is the Ottawa River....

. In 2001, West Carleton became part of the new city of Ottawa

Ottawa

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Fitzroy took its name from Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy

Charles Augustus FitzRoy

Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, KCH, KCB was a British military officer, politician and member of the aristocracy, who held governorships in several British colonies during the 19th century.-Family and peerage:...

, son-in-law to
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond

Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond

Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox KG, PC was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.-Background:...

 who was Governor General

Governor General of Canada

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 of British North America

British North America

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 from 1818 to 1819.

According to the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

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, the Township had a population of 4,528.

Villages within the township included:

• Fitzroy Harbour
  Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
  Fitzroy Harbour is a small village within the city of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River at the mouth of the Carp River. A branch of the Mississippi River, known as the Snye, also empties into the Ottawa to the west of the village.The town was founded by Charles...
  
  
• Galetta
  Galetta, Ontario
  Galetta is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mississippi River near its mouth in the Ottawa River. Once part of Fitzroy Township and later West Carleton, it is now part of the city of Ottawa.The area was first settled in 1823...
  
  
• Kinburn
• Antrim

Reeves

• 1850 J. Steene
• 1857 T. Elliott
• 1862 William Dean
• 1863 John Neil
• 1865 James Hubbell
• 1866 William Dean
• 1867 John Neil
• 1868 Allen Fraser
• 1872 John Neil
• 1878 Allan Fraser
• 1880 David MacLaren
• 1882 Charles Mohr
• 1896 A.E. Riddell
• 1897 n/a
• 1907 F.S. McClure
• 1909 Charles Mohr
• 1912 W. Boyle
• 1916 J.C. Greene
• 1918 T.B. Wilson
• 1922 R.G. Tripp
• 1929 John Shannon
• 1935 Stuart Craig
• 1940 V.E. Major
• 1959 Harvey E. Craig
• 1965 Hiram Wilson
• 1973 Jack Shaw