Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy

(1796-1858)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Fitzroy, Charles Augustus, Sir, 1796-1858 NRA: Fitzroy Sir Charles Augustus (1796-1858) Knight Colonial Governor DNB: FitzRoy, Sir Charles Augustus (1796–1858), colonial governor LBT ID: ChFitzr1858 VIAF ID: 94535137	B/BAP: 1796-06-10 DIED: 1858-02-16
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File
The son of General Lord Charles FitzRoy; educated at Harrow, he was lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards and fought at Waterloo, and was Governor of New South Wales (1846-55).
REFERENCES TO Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy: Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 3 November 1828 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 2: ¶ 2 ¶ n2 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch. VII: 1828 Found 1: ¶ n2