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William Vesey Fitzgerald, 1st Baron Fitzgerald




He first entered parliament in 1820 as a Member for Clare , which constituency he represented until 1826 . He briefly represented Lostwithiel in 1830 and then Ennis from 1831 until 1835 , when he was made a peer. He was President Of The Board Of Trade under the Duke Of Wellington ( 1828 - 1830 ) and President Of The Board Of Control under Sir Robert Peel ( 1841 - 1843 ). He inherited the title Baron FitzGerald and Vesey in the Peerage Of Ireland from his mother Catherine in 1832 , and was created '''Baron FitzGerald''' in the Peerage Of The United Kingdom in his own right by Peel in 1835 . As he had no legitimate issue, the latter title became extinct upon his death.