The Duke of Grafton | |
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9th Duke of Grafton | |
In office 1930–1936 | |
Preceded by | Alfred FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton |
Succeeded by | Charles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton |
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Born | John Charles William FitzRoy 1 August 1914 London, England |
Died | 4 August 1936 Limerick, County Limerick, Irish Free State | (aged 22)
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John Charles William FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton (1 August 1914 – 4 August 1936), was a British peer, politician, and race car driver, styled The Honourable John FitzRoy from 1914 to 1918 and Viscount Ipswich from 1918–1930. He inherited the dukedom at age 15, but died of severe burns following a crash in a motor race, aged 22.[1]