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the 24th baron de ros british army the lord camoys the lord methuen not replaced the lord methuen 29 april 1907 brighton , england old court , county down 1st life guards lord-in-waiting lord-in-waiting kp kcvo 11 march 1827 1886 1885 colonel dudley charles fitzgerald-de ros 24thbaronderos.jpg dudley fitzgerald-de ros , 24th baron de ros
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dudley fitzgerald-de ros , 24th baron de ros

lieutenant-general dudley charles fitzgerald-de ros , 24th baron de ros of helmsley , kp , kcvo -lrb- 11 march 1827 -- 29 april 1907 -rrb- was a soldier , courtier and the premier baron of england .
he was the son of william fitzgerald-de ros and lady georgiana lennox .
he was born in brighton .
he purchased a commission as cornet and sub-lieutenant in the 1st life guards on 7 february 1845 , succeeding viscount seaham , and a lieutenancy on 5 may 1848 when seaham retired .
he purchased a captaincy on 31 october 1851 , succeeding thomas myddelton biddulph , and on 30 august 1859 , he purchased a commission as major and lieutenant-colonel upon the retirement of james hogg .
he was breveted colonel on 30 august 1864 .
fitzgerald-de ros retired on half-pay on 29 may 1872 .
the 24th baron was equerry to the prince consort from 1853 -- 1861 , and then to queen victoria from 1861 -- 1874 .
he was also a conservative party lord in waiting from 1874 -- 1880 , 1885 -- 1886 , and 1886 -- 1892 .
he married firstly to lady elizabeth egerton -lrb- 5 july 1832 -- 14 march 1892 -rrb- , daughter of thomas egerton , 2nd earl of wilton , in heaton , lancashire , on 12 october 1853 , then to mary geraldine mahon -lrb- died 28 december 1921 -rrb- , daughter of sir william mahon , 4th baronet , in london on 14 january 1896 .
by his first wife , he had one daughter : mary fitzgerald-de ros -lrb- born 1854 -rrb- , who succeeded her father upon his death .
the 24th baron had no children by his second wife .
he died in old court , county down .
