Background
He was the son of Leweston Fitzjames of Leweston, Dorset and matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 4 March 1636, aged 16. He succeeded his father to the Leweston estate in 1638.
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Education
Magdalen College.
Career
He was the brother of Thomas Fitzjames and Henry Fitzjames. He was a Parliamentarian Colonel of horse in 1644-1646, during the Civil War. He was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset for 1645-1646 and was a Justice of the Peace for Dorset from 1648 to 1652 and from 1656 to his death.
In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Poole in the Third Protectorate Parliament until his election was declared void on 23 March.
In April 1660 Fitzjames was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 9 July 1660.
In 1661 he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Poole in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1670. Fitzjames was buried at Long Burton on 23 June 1670.
Membership
Cavalier Parliament]
In 1654 he was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset in the First Protectorate Parliament and was re-elected Member of Parliament for Dorset in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament.
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Nationality
English