Ulysses Fitzmaurice (c. 1744 — 21 Aug 1772) was an Anglo-Irish colonial administrator and planter who served as the lieutenant-governor of Saint Vincent from 1766 to 1772.
In 1769, he attempted to appease the French population of Grenada by appointing several of them as justices of the peace in the island's six parishes. On June of the year, he returned to Saint Vincent and sent a report to London addressed to the Earl of Hillsborough, a Board of Trade official. The report detailed FitzMaurice's attempts to prevent an outbreak of violence between the British and the Garifuna people with 9 companies of the 32nd Regiment of Foot.[3] On 15 April 1771, when new members for the Grenadian Assembly were needed, FitzMaurice appointed two Frenchmen.[4] FitzMaurice, whose official title was "Commander-in-Chief in and over his Majesty's Southern Caribbean Islands of Grenada, the Grenadines, St. Vincent, Dominica, and Tobago", issued a formal proclamation "to preserve the said Caraibes, free mulattoes and free negroes in perfect enjoyment of their freedom".[5]
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FitzMaurice died on in 21 August 1772, and was succeeded as governor by William Leyborne Leyborne.[6] FitzMaurice, who was illegitimate, died intestate as a bachelor with no apparent heirs. At the time of FitzMaurice's death, his estate consisted of Bowood, a 400 acre coffee plantation in Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada, a small leasehold estate in County Kerry and a personal estate valued at £3,456.[7] In August 1776, a memorial to FitzMaurice was presented by the trustees of his estate.[8] Aboan Fitzmaurice petitioned for the estate, against the advice of the Earl of Shelburne, and lost.[9]
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^Dodsley, J. (1766). The Annual Register - Principal Promotions. p. 167.
^Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series, Vol 5-9. Greate Britain: Public Record Office. 1912. p. 480-481.
^Fitzmaurice letters - Authentic Papers (1773). CO 101/13: 107-16. December 1768 – February 1770. p. 30.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^Madden, A. F. (1987). Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the British Empire... Greenwood Press. p. 473.
^Great British Parliament (1813). The Parliamentary History of England...
^British Government (1804). Journals of the House of Commons - Volume 34. p. 487.
^The National Archives (UK) (August 1776). Miscellaneous Correspondence: Memorials of the late Ulysses Fitzmaurice,... (T 1/527/205-208).
^Law: P Crespigny: recommends acceptance of enclosed petitions... T 1/503/37-38,67-71; T 1/504/103-104: The National Archives (UK). 2 October 1773.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
ulysses, fitzmaurice, ulysses, fitzmaurice, 1744, 1772, anglo, irish, colonial, administrator, planter, served, lieutenant, governor, saint, vincent, from, 1766, 1772, lieutenant, governor, saint, vincentin, office, december, 1766, august, 1772monarchgeorge, i. Ulysses Fitzmaurice c 1744 21 Aug 1772 was an Anglo Irish colonial administrator and planter who served as the lieutenant governor of Saint Vincent from 1766 to 1772 Ulysses FitzMauriceLieutenant Governor of Saint VincentIn office 2 December 1766 21 August 1772MonarchGeorge IIIPreceded byLauchlin McLeanSucceeded byValentine MorrisPersonal detailsBornc 1744 EnglandDied 1772 08 21 21 August 1772 Contents 1 Early life 2 Governorship of Grenada 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life edit nbsp A portrait of William Leyborne Leyborne who succeeded FitzMaurice as governor after the latter s deathUlysses Fitzmaurice was born in England c 1744 He was reportedly the son of William FitzMaurice 2nd Earl of Kerry an Anglo Irish peer and officer in the British Army from County Kerry His mother was of German descent and Fitzmaurice had four half siblings Aboan James Robert and John On 2 December 1766 he began serving as the lieutenant governor of Saint Vincent in the British West Indies succeeding Lauchlin McLean 1 Beginning on 26 July 1768 FitzMaurice served as the acting governor of the Windward Islands which had been occupied by British forces when British Army officers Governor Robert Melvill and Lieutenant Governor Thomas Gore were both absent from the region 2 Governorship of Grenada editIn 1769 he attempted to appease the French population of Grenada by appointing several of them as justices of the peace in the island s six parishes On June of the year he returned to Saint Vincent and sent a report to London addressed to the Earl of Hillsborough a Board of Trade official The report detailed FitzMaurice s attempts to prevent an outbreak of violence between the British and the Garifuna people with 9 companies of the 32nd Regiment of Foot 3 On 15 April 1771 when new members for the Grenadian Assembly were needed FitzMaurice appointed two Frenchmen 4 FitzMaurice whose official title was Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty s Southern Caribbean Islands of Grenada the Grenadines St Vincent Dominica and Tobago issued a formal proclamation to preserve the said Caraibes free mulattoes and free negroes in perfect enjoyment of their freedom 5 Death editFitzMaurice died on in 21 August 1772 and was succeeded as governor by William Leyborne Leyborne 6 FitzMaurice who was illegitimate died intestate as a bachelor with no apparent heirs At the time of FitzMaurice s death his estate consisted of Bowood a 400 acre coffee plantation in Saint Andrew Parish Grenada a small leasehold estate in County Kerry and a personal estate valued at 3 456 7 In August 1776 a memorial to FitzMaurice was presented by the trustees of his estate 8 Aboan Fitzmaurice petitioned for the estate against the advice of the Earl of Shelburne and lost 9 References edit Dodsley J 1766 The Annual Register Principal Promotions p 167 Acts of the Privy Council Colonial Series Vol 5 9 Greate Britain Public Record Office 1912 p 480 481 Fitzmaurice letters Authentic Papers 1773 CO 101 13 107 16 December 1768 February 1770 p 30 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link Madden A F 1987 Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the British Empire Greenwood Press p 473 Great British Parliament 1813 The Parliamentary History of England The Scots Magazine Volume 37 1775 p 342 British Government 1804 Journals of the House of Commons Volume 34 p 487 The National Archives UK August 1776 Miscellaneous Correspondence Memorials of the late Ulysses Fitzmaurice T 1 527 205 208 Law P Crespigny recommends acceptance of enclosed petitions T 1 503 37 38 67 71 T 1 504 103 104 The National Archives UK 2 October 1773 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link Government officesPreceded byLauchlin McLean Lieutenant Governor of Saint Vincent2 December 1766 21 August 1772 Succeeded byValentine Morris Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulysses FitzMaurice amp oldid 1155138254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
