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[[File:Robert Uniacke Penrose-Fitzgerald Vanity Fair 28 February 1895.jpg|right|thumb|<center>Mr Robert Uniacke. MP for 'Cambridge Borough', as depicted by Spy ([[Leslie Ward]]) in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine 1868-1914)|Vanity Fair]], February 1895</center>]]
[[File:Robert Uniacke Penrose-Fitzgerald Vanity Fair 28 February 1895.jpg|right|thumb|<center>Mr Robert Uniacke. MP for 'Cambridge Borough', as depicted by Spy ([[Leslie Ward]]) in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine 1868-1914)|Vanity Fair]], February 1895</center>]]
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'''Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet''' (10 July 1839 – 10 July 1919), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
'''Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet''' (10 July 1839 – 10 July 1919), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.


Fitzgerald was the son of Robert Uniacke Penrose, of Cork Beg Island, County Cork. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Venn|id=FTST859RU|name=Fitzgerald, Robert Uniacke Penrose}}</ref> He rowed at Cambridge and won the University Pairs with J. P. Ingham in 1860. He rowed in the [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] boat in the [[Boat Race]] in 1861 and 1862 when Oxford won in both years.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/details/boatingb00woodrich Walter Bradford Woodgate ''Boating'' 1888]</ref> After university he travelled in India and Tibet from 1863 to 1867.
Fitzgerald was the son of Robert Uniacke Penrose, of [[Cork Beg Island]], County Cork. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Venn|id=FTST859RU|name=Fitzgerald, Robert Uniacke Penrose}}</ref> He rowed at Cambridge and won the University Pairs with J. P. Ingham in 1860. He rowed in the [[Cambridge University Boat Club|Cambridge]] boat in the [[Boat Race]] in 1861 and 1862 when Oxford won in both years.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/details/boatingb00woodrich Walter Bradford Woodgate ''Boating'' 1888]</ref> After university he travelled in India and Tibet from 1863 to 1867.


Fitzgerald was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 general election]], a seat he held until the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 election]]. In 1896 he adopted the name Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald and was created a '''Baronet''', of [[Corkbeg]] and [[Lisquinlan]] in the [[County of Cork]]. He owned about {{convert|6000|acres|0|abbr=on}} in County Cork and was Director of the Property Defence Association and [[Cork Defence Union]] against Land League. He was also President of the Council of the Yacht Racing Association.
Fitzgerald was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 general election]], a seat he held until the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 election]]. In 1896 he adopted the name Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald and was created a '''Baronet''', of [[Corkbeg]] and [[Lisquinlan]] in the [[County of Cork]]. He owned about {{convert|6000|acres|0|abbr=on}} in County Cork and was Director of the Property Defence Association and [[Cork Defence Union]] against Land League. He was also President of the Council of the Yacht Racing Association.

Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died at [[Westminster]] on his eightieth birthday, when the baronetcy became extinct.
Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died at [[Westminster]] on his eightieth birthday, when the baronetcy became extinct.


Fitzgerald married Jane Emily Codrington, daughter of General [[William John Codrington|Sir William John Codrington]], in 1867. They had no children. Lady Jane Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died in 1924.
Fitzgerald married Jane Emily Codrington, daughter of General [[William John Codrington|Sir William John Codrington]], in 1867. They had no children. Lady Jane Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died in 1924.


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Mr Robert Uniacke. MP for 'Cambridge Borough', as depicted by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, February 1895
Barton Family with Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald

Sir Robert Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet (10 July 1839 – 10 July 1919), was a British Conservative politician.

Fitzgerald was the son of Robert Uniacke Penrose, of Cork Beg Island, County Cork. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[1] He rowed at Cambridge and won the University Pairs with J. P. Ingham in 1860. He rowed in the Cambridge boat in the Boat Race in 1861 and 1862 when Oxford won in both years.[2] After university he travelled in India and Tibet from 1863 to 1867.

Fitzgerald was elected to the House of Commons for Cambridge in the 1885 general election, a seat he held until the 1906 election. In 1896 he adopted the name Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald and was created a Baronet, of Corkbeg and Lisquinlan in the County of Cork. He owned about 6,000 acres (2,428 ha) in County Cork and was Director of the Property Defence Association and Cork Defence Union against Land League. He was also President of the Council of the Yacht Racing Association.

Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died at Westminster on his eightieth birthday, when the baronetcy became extinct.

Fitzgerald married Jane Emily Codrington, daughter of General Sir William John Codrington, in 1867. They had no children. Lady Jane Uniacke-Penrose-Fitzgerald died in 1924.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fitzgerald, Robert Uniacke Penrose (FTST859RU)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Walter Bradford Woodgate Boating 1888
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