John FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton

The Duke of Grafton
9th Duke of Grafton
In office
1930–1936
Preceded byAlfred FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Grafton
Succeeded byCharles FitzRoy, 10th Duke of Grafton
Personal details
Born
John Charles William FitzRoy

(1914-08-01)1 August 1914
London, England
Died4 August 1936(1936-08-04) (aged 22)
Limerick, County Limerick, Irish Free State
Parents
  • William FitzRoy, Viscount Ipswich (father)
  • Auriol Brougham (mother)

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]

  1. ^ G. E. C., rev. Vicary Gibbs, ed. H. A. Doubleday, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, The Complete Peerage, vol. VI (London, 1926) p. 51.

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