- Henry FitzGerald-de Ros, 22nd Baron de Ros
Henry William FitzGerald-de Ros, 22nd Baron de Ros (
12 June 1793 –28 March 1839 ) was a British nobleman, the son ofLord Henry FitzGerald and his wifeCharlotte FitzGerald-de Ros, 21st Baroness de Ros .Fitzgerald-de Ros briefly served as
Member of Parliament for the borough of West Looe from 1816 to 1818. In 1831, upon the death of his mother, he inherited the Barony of de Ros, the oldest surviving barony in thePeerage of England .He was an excellent
whist player, but was involved in agambling scandal in 1836. Lord de Ros was accused of cheating at Graham's Club by the trick of "sauter la coupe ", and by marking the cards with his thumbnail. He sued his accusers forlibel , but lost the case. He died not long after, and was memorialized byTheodore Hook with the punningepitaph , "Here lies the premier baron of England, patiently awaiting the lasttrump ."
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