NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Leinster, William Robert FitzGerald, Duke of, 1749-1804 NRA: Fitzgerald William Robert (1749-1804) 2nd Duke of Leinster DNB: Fitzgerald, William Robert, second duke of Leinster (1749-1804), landowner and political reformer LBT ID: DuLeinc2 VIAF ID: 22002014 LOC ID: 58143194 | B/BAP: 1749-03-12 DIED: 1804-10-20 |
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Son of the first duke (d. 1773) and relation of Charles James Fox, he was educated at
Eton College, represented Dublin in the Irish Parliament, and supported Catholic
Emancipation. | |