The Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
In office 27 April 1921 – 6 December 1922 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George Bonar Law |
Preceded by | The Viscount French |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 June 1855 |
Died | 18 May 1947 Cumberland Lodge, Windsor | (aged 91)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Bertie (1859–1938) |
Children | Hon. Mary Fitzalan-Howard Henry FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent |
Parent(s) | Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk Hon. Augusta Lyons |
Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent KG KP GCVO DSO PC (1 June 1855 – 18 May 1947), known as The Honourable Edmund Fitzalan-Howard between 1855 and 1856, Lord Edmund Fitzalan-Howard between 1856 and 1876, and Lord Edmund Talbot between 1876 and 1921, was a British Conservative politician and the last Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the first Roman Catholic to be appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland since the 17th century, holding office when Ireland was partitioned into Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.[1][2]