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Lord Augustus FitzRoy (16 October 1716 – 24 May 1741) was a British officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the War of the Austrian Succession, and was involved in the capture of the Spanish ship of the line, Princesa, a major prize in the war.
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3º duque de Grafton, KG, PC (28 de septiembre de 1735 – 14 de marzo de 1811), conocido conde de Euston de 1747 hasta 1757, estadista y político británico Whig de la época georgiana.
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (28 September 1735 – 14 March 1811), styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. He is one of a handful of dukes who have served as prime minister .
Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton KG CB (22 June 1821 – 4 December 1918), styled Lord Augustus FitzRoy before 1882, was a British Army officer. He was the second son of Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, and his wife Mary Caroline Cranfield Berkeley, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Sir George Cranfield Berkeley.
Fue ministro del Interior para el Norte, primer lord del Tesoro y, del 14 de octubre de 1768 hasta el 28 de enero de 1770, el primer ministro de Gran Bretaña. Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3º duque de Grafton, KG, PC, conocido conde de Euston de 1747 hasta 1757, estadista y político británico Whig de la época georgiana.
Augustus Charles Lennox FitzRoy, séptimo duque de Grafton KG CB (22 de junio de 1821 – 4 de diciembre de 1918), llamado Lord Augustus FitzRoy antes de 1882, fue un oficial del ejército británico. Era el segundo hijo de Henry FitzRoy, quinto duque de Grafton, y su esposa Mary Caroline Cranfield Berkeley, hija del almirante Excmo.
He was appointed Northern Secretary in Lord Rockingham’s government. Then, when Lord Chatham was appointed Prime Minister in 1766, he asked Grafton to be First Lord of the Treasury. Chatham’s long periods of mental illness led to Grafton becoming effectively the leader of the government.
