Frederick Fitzwygram

Lieutenant-GeneralSir Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram, 4th Baronet, (29 August 1823 – 9 December 1904) was a British Army cavalry officer, expert on horses and Conservative politician.

Fitzwygram was born on 29 August 1823. He was the third son of Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Selina Hayes. In 1832, his father legally changed their surname to Fitzwygram by Royal licence.^[1] An elder sister, Augusta Catherine Fitzwygram, married Sir George Baker, 3rd Baronet,^[2] and his youngest brother, Loftus Adam Fitzwygram, married Lady Frances Butler-Danvers (sister of John Butler, 6th Earl of Lanesborough).^[2]

He became a cavalry officer and served with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons in the Crimean War. He subsequently commanded the Cavalry Brigade at Aldershot.^[3]

In 1873 he inherited the Wigram Baronetcy on the death of his elder brother Robert. He purchased the Leigh Park estate, at Havant, in 1874 and developed the grounds and gardens^[4] which were frequently thrown open to the public. He was a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,^[5] and as president from 1875 to 1877 he unified the veterinary profession. He was active in public life.^[6] From 1879 to 1884 he was Inspector-General of Cavalry at Aldershot.

Fitzwygram was elected as Member of Parliament for Hampshire South in a by-election in 1884, and when the constituency was restructured, he became MP for Fareham in 1885. He held the seat until 1900, being interested in military and horse related matters in the House of Commons.^[7] Based on a series of lectures, published by Smith, Elder in 1862, he wrote an influential book on the care and management of horses Horses and Stables which was first published by Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer of London in 1869. He was an honorary member of the Manchester Unity of Independent Order of Oddfellows, Royal Naval Lodge, England.^[8]

El 17 de octubre de 1882, Sir Frederick se casó con Angela Frances Mary Vaughan, hija de Thomas Nugent Vaughan y Frances Mary ( de soltera Territt, anteriormente vizcondesa Forbes) Vaughn. Su madre era la viuda de George Forbes, vizconde Forbes , y de ese matrimonio anterior, Angela tenía un medio hermano mayor, George Forbes, séptimo conde de Granard . Su abuelo materno era William Territt de Chilton Hall . Juntos vivieron en Leigh Park, en el número 20 de Eaton Square , Belgravia , y fueron padres de dos hijos (solo uno sobrevivió a la infancia) y una hija: ^{[ 9 ]}

• Sir Frederick Loftus Francis Fitzwygram, 5.º baronet (1884–1920), que murió soltero. ^{[ 9 ]}
• Angela Catherine Alice Fitzwygram (1885–1984), quien murió soltera. ^{[ 9 ]}

Sir Frederick murió el 9 de diciembre de 1904 y fue sucedido en el título de baronet por su único hijo, Frederick . ^{[ 9 ]}

• Hansard 1803–2005: contribuciones en el Parlamento de Sir Frederick Fitzwygram