About Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry
Lived 1734 – 1779 (aged 44–45). Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry was a politician.
Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry (c. 1734 – 24 June 1779), known as "The Dingle Knight", 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. and in 1761, he entered the Irish House of Commons. FitzGerald died childless and was succeeded in his title by his uncle Robert. His nephew Richard Boyle Townsend became heir of his estates.
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Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry was born in 1734.
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Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry died on 24 June 1779.
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