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'''Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent''', [[Knight of the Garter|KG]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], ([[1 June]] [[1855]] – [[18 May]] [[1947]]), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and the last [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]]. FitzAlan-Howard was the second son of the [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk|14th Duke of Norfolk]] and the younger brother of the [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk|15th Duke of Norfolk]].
==Career==
He was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)|Chichester]] in [[1894]], a seat he held until [[1921]], and became a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in [[1918]]. On [[27 April]] [[1921]] he was appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]], and a day later he was raised to the [[Peerage]] as '''Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent''', of [[Derwent]] in the [[Derbyshire|County of Derby]]. Interestingly, Lord FitzAlan of Derwent became the first [[Roman Catholic]] to hold the post since the reign of [[James II of England|King James II]]. However, he remained in the position for only a year and a half. The post was abolished with the coming into existence of the [[Irish Free State]] and the [[1922]] [[Irish constitution|constitution]], and replaced by the [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State]]. Furthermore, during the minority of his nephew the [[Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk|16th Duke of Norfolk]], who succeeded to the Dukedom in 1917, he served as Deputy [[Earl Marshal]].
==Surname==
Lord FitzAlan of Derwent was born with the surname "FitzAlan-Howard". However, in [[1876]] he assumed by Royal licence the surname "Talbot" as part of an unsuccessful attempt to succeed as [[Earl of Shrewsbury]]. He returned to the use of his paternal name by Royal Licence in [[1921]], shortly after being raised to the Peerage.
==Personal life==
Lord FitzAlan of Derwent married Lady Mary Bertie (1859–1938), daughter of the [[Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon|7th Earl of Abingdon]], on [[5 August]] [[1879]]. He died on [[18 May]] [[1947]] at the age of 91, and was succeeded in the Viscountcy by his only son [[Henry FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent|Henry]].

==Titles & Honours==
===Titles===
*The Hon. Edmund FitzAlan-Howard (1855–1856)
*The Lord Edmund FitzAlan-Howard (1856–1876)
*The Lord Edmund Talbot (1876–1921)
*The Rt Hon. The Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (1921–1947)

===Honours===
*[[Order of the Garter|Knight of The Nost Noble Order of the Garter]] (1925).
*[[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] (1918)

==See also==
*[[Dudley Docker]]
*[[Robert Horne]]
*[[William Weir]]

==References==

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p2751.htm#27510 ThePeerage.com entry]

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-'''Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent''', [[Knight of the Garter|KG]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]],  ([[1 June]] [[1855]] – [[18 May]] [[1947]]),  was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and the last [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]]. FitzAlan-Howard was the second son of the [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk|14th Duke of Norfolk]] and the younger brother of the [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk|15th Duke of Norfolk]].
+'''Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent''', KG, PC,  (1 June 1855 – 18 May 1947),  was a British Conservative politician and the last [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]]. FitzAlan-Howard was the second son of the [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk|14th Duke of Norfolk]] and the younger brother of the [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk|15th Duke of Norfolk]].
 ==Career==
-He was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)|Chichester]] in [[1894]], a seat he held until [[1921]], and became a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in [[1918]]. On [[27 April]] [[1921]] he was appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]], and a day later he was raised to the [[Peerage]] as '''Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent''', of [[Derwent]] in the [[Derbyshire|County of Derby]]. Interestingly, Lord FitzAlan of Derwent became the first [[Roman Catholic]] to hold the post since the reign of [[James II of England|King James II]]. However, he remained in the position for only a year and a half.  The post was abolished with the coming into existence of the [[Irish Free State]] and the [[1922]] [[Irish constitution|constitution]], and replaced by the [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State]]. Furthermore, during the minority of his nephew the [[Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk|16th Duke of Norfolk]], who succeeded to the Dukedom in 1917, he served as Deputy [[Earl Marshal]].
+He was elected Member of Parliament for Chichester in 1894, a seat he held until 1921, and became a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in [[1918]]. On 27 April 1921 he was appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]], and a day later he was raised to the Peerage as '''Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent''', of Derwent in the County of Derby. Interestingly, Lord FitzAlan of Derwent became the first [[Roman Catholic]] to hold the post since the reign of [[James II of England|King James II]]. However, he remained in the position for only a year and a half.  The post was abolished with the coming into existence of the Irish Free State and the 1922 Irish constitution, and replaced by the [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State]]. Furthermore, during the minority of his nephew the [[Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk|16th Duke of Norfolk]], who succeeded to the Dukedom in 1917, he served as Deputy [[Earl Marshal]].
 ==Surname==
 Lord FitzAlan of Derwent was born with the surname "FitzAlan-Howard".  However, in [[1876]] he assumed by Royal licence the surname "Talbot" as part of an unsuccessful attempt to succeed as [[Earl of Shrewsbury]].  He returned to the use of his paternal name by Royal Licence in [[1921]], shortly after being raised to the Peerage.

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 *[[Robert Horne]]
 *[[William Weir]]
 ==References==
 * [http://www.thepeerage.com/p2751.htm#27510 ThePeerage.com entry]