Maurice FitzGerald, 16th Knight of Kerry (c. 1734 – 24 June 1779), [1] known as "The Dingle Knight", [2] was an Irish politician, barrister and hereditary knight.
He was the only surviving son of John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry and his wife Margaret Deane, daughter of Joseph Deane. [3] In 1741, he succeeded his father as Knight of Kerry. [3] FitzGerald was Judge of the Admiralty Court [4] and in 1761, he entered the Irish House of Commons. [1] He sat for Dingle, the same constituency his father had represented before, until 1776. [1]
On 10 June 1764, he married his cousin Lady Anne FitzMaurice, only daughter of William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry. [5] FitzGerald died childless and was succeeded in his title by his uncle Robert. [3] His nephew Richard Boyle Townsend became heir of his estates. [2]
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