Fitzroy Hemphill (21 November 1860–1930), was a British baron and Liberal Party politician,[1] the son of Charles Hare Hemphill, the first baron, and he succeeded his brother to the barony on 26 March 1918. Fitzroy was a barrister of the Middle Temple from 1899, served as a justice of the peace for County Galway.[2] As well as politics he was a captain in 2nd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers; a representative member of London's Territorial Force, Justice of the peace in Galway, Ireland; and 'Chevalier' of the Legion of Honour.[3]
His mother was Augusta Stanhope, the daughter of the Hon. Sir Charles Francis Stanhope, a son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington. He married Mary Martyn on 27 February 1897, and they had one son, Martyn, who succeeded his father to the barony.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "'HEMPHILL' Who Was Who". A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ a b . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.
- ^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 464.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 2985.
Work cited
edit- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 464.
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