Not to be confused with Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester.
"Admiral FitzRoy" redirects here. For other uses, see Admiral FitzRoy (disambiguation).
Vice-Admiral
Robert FitzRoy
FRS
Robert FitzRoy
2nd Governor of New Zealand
In office 26 December 1843 – 18 November 1845
Monarch
Victoria
Preceded by
William Hobson
Succeeded by
Sir George Grey
Personal details
Born
(1805-07-05)5 July 1805 Ampton Hall, Ampton, Suffolk, England
Died
30 April 1865(1865-04-30) (aged 59) Lyndhurst, Westow Hill, Norwood, England[1]
Cause of death
Suicide
Spouses
Mary Henrietta O'Brien
Maria Isabella Smyth
Children
5
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoyFRS (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone.
FitzRoy was a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions, which he called by a new name of his own invention: "forecasts".[2] In 1854 he established what would later be called the Met Office, and created systems to get weather information to sailors and fishermen for their safety.[2] He was an able surveyor and hydrographer. As Governor of New Zealand, serving from 1843 to 1845, he tried to protect the Māori from illegal land sales claimed by British settlers.[3]
^FITZROY Robert Esq... who died 30 April 1865 at Lyndhurst Weston Hill Norwood in the County of Surrey" in Wills and Administrations (England and Wales), ancestry.co.uk, accessed 7 January 2023 (subscription required)
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^"Robert FitzRoy biography". New Zealand history (NZ Govt website).
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