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Battle of Waterloo. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, KCB, KH (10 June 1796 – 16 February 1858) was a British military officer, politician and member of the aristocracy, who held governorships in several British colonies during the 19th century.
Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796-1858), governor-general, was born on 10 June 1796, the eldest son of General Lord Charles FitzRoy, the second son of the third Duke of Grafton, and Frances, daughter of Edward Miller Mundy, M.P., of Shipley Hall, Derbyshire, England.
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25 de jul. de 2023 · Sir Charles FitzRoy was a prominent figure in New South Wales during a time of rapid transformation. From his early military achievements to his appointment as Governor-in-Chief, FitzRoy faced significant challenges.
"Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, KCH, KCB (10 June 1796 – 16 February 1858) 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. Charles was born in England, the eldest son of General Lord Charles FitzRoy and Frances Mundy.
- England
- Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- May 10, 1796
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FitzRoy, Sir Charles Augustus (1796–1858) governor-general. Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796-1858), by Henry Robinson Smith, c1855. State Library of New South Wales, Original : ML 159.
Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796-1858), a British Army officer and politician with aristocratic connections, was Governor of New South Wales (1846-55) and from 1851 Governor of the separated colonies and governor-general of all Australian possessions.
Available from Cambridge University Press. Constituency. Dates. BURY ST. EDMUNDS. 1831 - 1832. Family and Education. b. 10 June 1796, 1st s. of Lord Charles Fitzroy† ( d. 1829) and 1st w. Frances, da. of Edward Miller Mundy*. educ. Harrow, 1805-10. m.
