for Captain FitzRoy was returned by a resounding majority." Fitzroy died in office, aged 73 in Westminster in 1943. He was succeeded by Douglas Clifton-Brown. In 1983, Labour MP and then Father of the House John Parker paid a humorous tribute to him: "I remember the first Speaker in my time, Captain Fitzroy. He was definitely a bit of a tartar. He disliked new young Members. When he was in the Chair, if someone spoke for too long he banged his hand on the side of his Chair. The longer the Member continued to speak, the more vigorously he hit the Chair. Everyone saw that except, unfortunately, the Member who was speaking, who was not deterred. Captain Fitzroy took a firm revenge and did not call that Member for a long time." Parker also reported, "Captain Fitzroy once told me that, as a descendant of Nell Gwyn and Charles II, the most embarrassing thing that he had had to do in the House was to announce the abdication of Edward VIII. He found that awkward and embarrassing". Personal life FitzRoy married Muriel Douglas-Pennant on 19 November 1891. She was appointed a CBE in 1918. Upon his death she was given a Viscountcy, the customary retirement honour for Speakers, as Viscountess Daventry. Fitzroy and Lady Daventry had four children: Robert Oliver Fitzroy, 2nd Viscount Daventry (10 January 1893 – 1986) Hon. Nancy Jean Fitzroy (31 May 1894 – 23 November 1983) Captain Michael Algernon Fitzroy (27 June 1895 15 April 1915) Commander Hon. John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate (20 March 1897 – 7 May 1976), father of Francis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry Arms Fitzroy's arms, as displayed in Speaker's House were the same as those of the Dukes of Grafton. References External links 1869 births 1943 deaths Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Pages of Honour British Army personnel of World War I British Life Guards officers Speakers of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Younger sons of barons Edward Schuyler family English people of Dutch descent People educated at Eton College Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Members of Northamptonshire County Council English