Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet
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Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet (10 July 1839 – 10 July 1919), was a British
Conservative
politician.
Fitzgerald was the son of Robert Uniacke Penrose, of Cork Beg Island, County Cork. He was educated at Westminster School
and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
. He rowed at Cambridge and won the University Pairs with J. P. Ingham in 1860. He rowed in the Cambridge
boat in the Boat Race in 1861 and 1862 when Oxford won in both years. After university he travelled in India and Tibet from 1863 to 1867.
Fitzgerald was elected to the House of Commons
for Cambridge
in the 1885 general election
, a seat he held until the 1906 election
. In 1896 he adopted the name Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald and was created a Baronet, of Corkbeg and Lisquinlan in the County of Cork. He owned about 6000 acre (2,428 ha) in County Cork and was Director of the Property Defence Association and Cork Defence Union
against Land League. He was also President of the Council of the Yacht Racing Association.
Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died at Westminster
on his eightieth birthday, when the baronetcy became extinct.
Fitzgerald married Jane Emily Codrington, daughter of General Sir William John Codrington
, in 1867. They had no children. Lady Jane Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died in 1924.
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Fitzgerald was the son of Robert Uniacke Penrose, of Cork Beg Island, County Cork. He was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
. He rowed at Cambridge and won the University Pairs with J. P. Ingham in 1860. He rowed in the Cambridge
Cambridge University Boat Club
The Cambridge University Boat Club is the rowing club of the University of Cambridge, England, located on the River Cam at Cambridge, although training primarily takes place on the River Great Ouse at Ely. The club was founded in 1828...
boat in the Boat Race in 1861 and 1862 when Oxford won in both years. After university he travelled in India and Tibet from 1863 to 1867.
Fitzgerald was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
in the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, a seat he held until the 1906 election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
. In 1896 he adopted the name Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald and was created a Baronet, of Corkbeg and Lisquinlan in the County of Cork. He owned about 6000 acre (2,428 ha) in County Cork and was Director of the Property Defence Association and Cork Defence Union
Cork Defence Union
Cork Defence UnionThe Cork Defence Union was a non-sectarian and non-political organisation established in Cork, Ireland, October 1885 to ‘unite together all friends of law and order of all classes in this country in a body for their mutual defence and protection’.The Union was opposed to Home Rule...
against Land League. He was also President of the Council of the Yacht Racing Association.
Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died at Westminster
Westminster
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on his eightieth birthday, when the baronetcy became extinct.
Fitzgerald married Jane Emily Codrington, daughter of General Sir William John Codrington
William John Codrington
General Sir William John Codrington GCB was a British general and politician who served in the Crimean War.-Military career:...
, in 1867. They had no children. Lady Jane Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died in 1924.