Fitzroy Hemphill, 3rd Baron Hemphill

British baron and Liberal Party politician

Fitzroy Hemphill

Fitzroy Hemphill (21 November 1860-1930), was a British baron and Liberal Party politician,[1] the son of Charles Hare Hemphill, the first baron, and he succeeded his brother to the barony on 26 March 1918. Fitzroy was a barrister of the Middle Temple from 1899, served as a justice of the peace for County Galway.[2] As well as politics he was a captain in 2nd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers; a representative member of London's Territorial Force, Justice of the peace in Galway, Ireland; and 'Chevalier' of the Legion of Honour.[3]

His mother was Augusta Stanhope, the daughter of the Hon. Sir Charles Francis Stanhope, a son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington. He married Mary Martyn on 27 February 1897, and they had one son, Martyn, who succeeded his father to the barony.[2]

## Arms

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Coat of arms of Fitzroy Hemphill, 3rd Baron Hemphill  |

Crest
A boar passant Gules charged with a chevron and a portcullis Or.
Escutcheon
Or on a fess Gules between two chevronels and three stars Azure as many trefoils slipped of the field.
Supporters
On either side an Irish wolfhound gorged with a plain collar Or.
Motto
Constanter Ac Non Timide (Steadily and Fearlessly)[4]

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## References

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1. ^ "'HEMPHILL' Who Was Who". A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
2. ^ a b "Hemphill, Baron" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923\. p. 108 - via Wikisource.
3. ^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 464.
4. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 2985.

### Work cited

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* Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 464.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location (link)

Peerage of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Stanhope Hemphill

|  Baron Hemphill
1919–1930  | Succeeded by

Martyn Hemphill