Sir Thomas FitzGerald was Lord Chancellor of IrelandSir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh (c.1458-1487 ), younger son of the 7th Earl of Kildare, was Lord Chancellor of Ireland under Richard III and Henry VII, but rebelled against Henry and was killed at the Battle of Stoke., daughter of Robert Preston, 1st Viscount Gormanston .Through his daughter Margaret, who married Garrett Wellesley, he was an ancestor of the Duke of Wellington. He resided at Laccagh in County Kildare, and despite his rebellion against the Crown his descendants retained the lands.fice. In 1487 the impostor Lambert Simnel, claiming to be the Earl of Warwick, rightful heir of the House of York, appeared in Ireland. Thomas and his brother Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, were among his strongest supporters and were present at his coronation in Dublin. Thomas resigned the Chancellorship and led his troops to England; but the rebellion was crushed at Stoke and Thomas was killed.--------------------
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Thomas Fitzgerald, of Lackagh<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1458 - Lackagh, County Kildare, Leinster, Ireland<br>Death: June 16 1487 - East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England<br>Father: Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald<br>Mother: Joan FitzGerald<br>Wives: Joan Fitzgerald (born Fitzgibbon), Eleanor Fitzgerald (born Preston)<br>Children: John Fitzgerald, Maurice Fitzgerald, of Lackagh<br>Siblings: Gearoid Mór Fitzgerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, James Fitzgerald, Kt., Maurice Fitzgerald, Eleanor Fitzgerald, Anne Fitzgerald, Alice Fitzgerald
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