William Vesey-FitzGerald Politician

Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald GCSI, GCIE, PC (1818 – 28 June 1885) was a British politician and colonial administrator. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1858 and 1859 and as Governor of Bombay between 1867 and 1872. He normally used the first name Seymour rather than William or Robert.

Personal facts

William Vesey-FitzGerald
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1818
Birth place
County Clare
Nationality
British people
Date of deathJune 28, 1885
Place of death
Oxford , Oxfordshire
Education
Christ Church Oxford
Oriel College Oxford

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Office holder

monarch
Queen Victoria
party
Conservative Party (UK)
successor
Philip Edmond Wodehouse

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