Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry

Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry (c. 1734 – 24 June 1779)^[1], known as "The Dingle Knight",^[2] was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight.

He was the only surviving son of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry and his wife Margaret Deane, daughter of Joseph Deane.^[3] In 1741, he succeeded his father as Knight of Kerry.^[3] FitzGerald was Judge of the Admiralty Court^[4] and in 1761, he entered the Irish House of Commons.^[1] He sat for Dingle, the same constituency his father had represented before, until 1776.^[1]

On 10 June 1764, he married his cousin Lady Anne FitzMaurice, only daughter of William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry.^[5] FitzGerald died childless and was succeeded in his title by his uncle Robert.^[3] His nephew Richard Boyle Townsend became heir of his estates.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm. Retrieved 30 May 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - FitzGerald Papers" (PDF). http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction_fitzgerald_t3075-2.pdf. Retrieved 31 May 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Burke, John (1847). John Bernhard Burke. ed. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. vol. I. London: Henry Colburn. pp. 416. 
4. ^ Foster, Joseph (1884). The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families Together with Their Paternal Ancestry. London: Hatchards. pp. 43. 
5. ^ "ThePeerage - Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry". http://thepeerage.com/p15859.htm#i158584. Retrieved 31 May 2009. 

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Robert FitzGerald Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt	Member of Parliament for Dingle 1761 – 1776 With: Robert FitzGerald	Succeeded by Robert FitzGerald Richard Townsend
Titles of nobility (Ireland)
Preceded by John FitzGerald	Knight of Kerry 1741 – 1779	Succeeded by Robert FitzGerald