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Richard Hobart FITZGIBBON, 3rd Earl of Clare (1793-1864) [father]
Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare, was born on the 2nd of October 1793 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, the son of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley.
He married Diana Woodcock, daughter of Charles Bridges Woodcock and Anne Crosbie, on 11 July 1825 at British Consulate, Dunkirk, France, and again on 9 January 1826 at St. James' Church, Westminster, London, England.
He died on 10 January 1864 at the age of 70 at 9 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, England, without surviving male issue [his only legitimate son, John Charles Henry Fitzgibbon, having died in the Charge in 1854].
Richard Hobart FITZGIBBON, 3rd Earl of Clare (1793-1864) [father]
Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare, was born on the 2nd of October 1793 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, the son of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and Anne Whaley.
He married Diana Woodcock, daughter of Charles Bridges Woodcock and Anne Crosbie, on 11 July 1825 at British Consulate, Dunkirk, France, and again on 9 January 1826 at St. James' Church, Westminster, London, England.
He died on 10 January 1864 at the age of 70 at 9 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, England, without surviving male issue [his only legitimate son, John Charles Henry Fitzgibbon, having died in the Charge in 1854].
[There is an interesting story to be told here. Diana Woodcock had been married to Maurice Crosbie Moore but divorced early in 1825, just before she gave birth to ? (hence the initial wedding in Dunkirk). The divorce was acrimonious...Although Richard FitzGibbon accepted this child as his own, for reasons of bloody-mindedness ? her first husband insisted it was his. This meant the son, although older than Lieutenant Fitzgibbon, could not inherit. EXPLAIN IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL.]
He held the office of Usher and Registrar of Affadavits in Chancery [Ireland] between 1810 and 1836. He fought in the Battles of Oporto and Talavera in the Peninsular War.
He was a Whig M.P. for County Limerick between 1818 and 1841.
He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Limerick between 1831 and September 1848.
On 18 August 1851, he succeeded to the titles of 3rd Baron FitzGibbon of Sidbury, co. Devon, 3rd Viscount FitzGibbon of Limerick, co. Limerick, 3rd Baron FitzGibbon of Lower Connello, co. Limerick, and 3rd Earl of Clare on 18 August 1851.
He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Limerick between September 1851 and 1864.
On his death, all of his titles became extinct.
Children of Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare and Diana Woodcock [excluding the illegitimate Henry "Moore"]
Lady Eleanor Sophia Diana FitzGibbon, b. 1823, d. 1915
Lady Florence FitzGibbon, b. 1825, d. 4 May 1895
Lady Louisa Isabella Georgina FitzGibbon, b. 1826, d. 4 Jun 1898
John Charles Henry FitzGibbon, Viscount FitzGibbon, b. 2 May 1829, d. 25 Oct 1854
[Source: Adapted from http://www.thepeerage.com/p1309.htm#i13085 (accessed 4.2.2013)]
For a good political biography that would be worth quoting: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/fitzgibbon-hon-richard-hobart-1793-1864
He held the office of Usher and Registrar of Affadavits in Chancery [Ireland] between 1810 and 1836. He fought in the Battles of Oporto and Talavera in the Peninsular War.
He was a Whig M.P. for County Limerick between 1818 and 1841.
He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Limerick between 1831 and September 1848.
On 18 August 1851, he succeeded to the titles of 3rd Baron FitzGibbon of Sidbury, co. Devon, 3rd Viscount FitzGibbon of Limerick, co. Limerick, 3rd Baron FitzGibbon of Lower Connello, co. Limerick, and 3rd Earl of Clare on 18 August 1851.
He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Limerick between September 1851 and 1864.
On his death, all of his titles became extinct.
Children of Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare and Diana Woodcock [excluding ?]
- Lady Eleanor Sophia Diana FitzGibbon, b. 1823, d. 1915
- Lady Florence FitzGibbon, b. 1825, d. 4 May 1895
- Lady Louisa Isabella Georgina FitzGibbon, b. 1826, d. 4 Jun 1898
- John Charles Henry FitzGibbon, Viscount FitzGibbon, b. 2 May 1829, d. 25 Oct 1854
[Source: Adapted from http://www.thepeerage.com/p1309.htm#i13085 (accessed 4.2.2013)]
For a very good political biography that would be worth quoting: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/fitzgibbon-hon-richard-hobart-1793-1864
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"The first reformed House of Commons, 1833", by Sir George Hayter (1792-1871). Oil on canvas, painted 1833-1843. National Portrait Gallery, London.
LOCATE R.H. FITZGIBBON IN THE PIC.
A youthful James Brudenell (Lord Cardigan) is seated in the front row on the right, with fellow-Tories.
Painted to commemorate the Great Reform Act of 1832 that extended the franchise in the United Kingdom, this image shows many of the members of the newly reformed House of Commons in 1833. The session was held in St. Stephen's Chapel, destroyed by fire the following year. Most of the figures can be named, including Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
The extinction of the title Earl of Clare
After the presumed death of Lieutenant Fitzgibbon, and in the absence of any other legitimate male heir, the title of Earl of Clare became extinct:
DEATH OF THE EARL OF CLARE
We regret to announce the death of the Earl of Clare, who, after a protracted illness, died on Saturday morning shortly after six o'clock, at his residence at Kensington.
The Right Hon. Richard Hobart Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare, Viscount Fitzgibbon of Limerick, and Baron Fitzgibbon of Lower Connello, county Limerick, in the peerage of Ireland; also Baron Fitzgibbon of Sidbury, county of Devon, in Great Britain, was the second son of John, first Earl, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, by Anne, second daughter of Mr. Richard Chapel Whaley, of Whaley Abbey, county of Wicklow, and was born on the 2nd October, 1793.
He married 11th July, 1825, Diana, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Brydges Woodcock, whose former marriage with Mr. Maurice Crosbie Moore was dissolved in the early part of that year.
By his marriage he leaves surviving issue three daughters - Lady Florence, married to Lord Wodehouse; Lady Louisa, married to the Hon. Herald Normanby Dillon; and Lady Elinor, married to Mr. Francis Henry Cavendish.
The only son of the late earl, John Charles Henry, Viscount Fitzgibbon, a lieutenant in the 8th Hussars - born in May, 1829 - was killed at the battle of Balaklava, in October, 1854.
In default of male issue the title becomes extinct.
[Source: http:/www.irelandoldnews.com/Cavan/1864/JAN.html (accessed 19.12.2012)]
![Death of the 3rd Earl of Clare [Viscount Fitzgibbon's father] in 1864. Click to enlarge.](http://chargeofthelightbrigade.com/allmen/allmenF/allmenF_8H/fitzgibbon_j_8H/fitzgibbon_3rd_earl_obit.jpg "Death of the 3rd Earl of Clare [Viscount Fitzgibbon's father] in 1864.")
The death of the 3rd Earl of Clare [Viscount Fitzgibbon's father] in 1864.
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![Death of the 3rd Earl of Clare [Viscount Fitzgibbon's father] in 1864. Click to enlarge.]( http://chargeofthelightbrigade.com/allmen/allmenF/allmenF_8H/fitzgibbon_j_8H/fitzgibbon_3rd_earl_obit.jpg "Death of the 3rd Earl of Clare [Viscount Fitzgibbon's father] in 1864.")