John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory
John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory (1719 – 23 September 1758) lived in County Cork in Ireland.
He was the son of Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran, and Anne Robinson.
He married Lady Evelyn Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 1st Earl Gower, on 29 June 1744. They had four children:
- John FitzPatrick, Lord Gowran, later 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory (1745–1818)
- The Hon. Richard FitzPatrick (24 January 1748 – 25 April 1813)
- The Lady Mary FitzPatrick (bef. 1751 – 6 October 1778), married the 2nd Baron Holland and had issue.
- The Lady Louisa FitzPatrick (1755 – 7 August 1789), married the 2nd Earl of Shelburne (later the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne) and had issue including Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne.
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Danvers Osborn, Bt Thomas Alston | Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1753 – 1758 With: Thomas Alston | Succeeded by Thomas Alston Henry Osborn | 
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl of Upper Ossory 1751 – 1758 | Succeeded by John FitzPatrick | 
| Preceded by Richard FitzPatrick | Baron Gowran 1727 – 1758 | |
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