Background
Fitzwygram was the third son of Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet and his wife Selina Hayes.
Fitzwygram was the third son of Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet and his wife Selina Hayes.
He became a cavalry officer and served with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons in the Crimean War. He subsequently commanded the Cavalry Brigade at Aldershot. He purchased the Leigh Park estate, at Havant, in 1874 and developed the grounds and gardens which were frequently thrown open to the public.
He was active in public life.
From 1879 to 1884 he was Inspector-General of Cavalry at Aldershot. He held the seat until 1900, being interested in military and horse related matters in the House of Commons.
He wrote an influential book on the care and management of horses Horses and Stables which was first published by Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer of London in 1869.Fitzwygram"s memorial in Havant church is the west window illustrating Saint Gabriel and Saint Michael.
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He was a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and as President from 1875 to 1877 he unified the veterinary profession.
Fitzwygram was elected as Member of Parliament for Hampshire South in a by-election in 1884, and when the constituency was restructured, he became Member of Parliament for Fareham in 1885.