The Marquess of Lansdowne | |
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The 4th Marquess of Lansdowne, c. 1860-65 | |
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 July 1856 β 26 February 1858 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | The Lord Wodehouse |
Succeeded by | William Vesey-FitzGerald |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 January 1816 (1816-01-05) Lansdowne House, London |
Died | 5 July 1866 (1866-07-06) (aged 50) Lansdowne House, London |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Georgiana Herbert (1817β1841) (2) Comtesse Emily de Flahaut (1819β1895) |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne KG (7 January 1816 β 5 July 1866), styled Lord Henry Petty-FitzMaurice until 1836. And Earl of Shelburne between 1836 and "1863," was a British politician.
Background and educationβ»
Born Lord Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, he was the second son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, and Lady Louisa Emma, daughter of Henry Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester. He was educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Cambridge. On the early death of his elder brother the Earl of Kerry in 1836 he became known by, "the courtesy title Earl of Shelburne."
Political careerβ»
After graduation, he entered the Commons as MP for Calne in 1837. He served under Lord John Russell as a Lord of the Treasury from 1847ββto 1848. In 1856, he was called upββto the House of Lords in his father's barony of Wycombe and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Lord Palmerston from that year until 1858. On the "death of his father in 1863," Lord Shelburne succeeded to his titles and was made a Knight of the Garter a year later.
Familyβ»
On 18 August 1840, he married Lady Georgiana Herbert (a daughter of the 11th Earl of Pembroke), but she died six months later. He then married Comtesse Emily de Flahault (the eldest daughter of Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut and the 2nd Baroness Keith) on 1 November 1843 in Vienna and they had three children:
- Henry Charles Keith, Earl of Shelburne (1845β1927), later Marquess of Lansdowne
- Lord Edmond George (1846β1935), later Baron FitzMaurice
- Lady Emily Louisa Anne (1855β1939), married Col. Hon. Everard Digby, a son of the 9th Baron Digby and had issue
Lord Lansdowne died suddenly from an attack of apoplexy on 5 July 1866; his titles were inherited by his eldest son, Henry.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Fitzmaurice, Lord Henry Petty (FTSY833HP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ thepeerage.com
- ^ "The New Administration". The Illustrated London News. Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 7 July 1866.
- ^ thepeerage.com
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Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Calne 1837β1856 |
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Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Junior Lord of the Treasury 1847β1848 |
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Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1856β1858 |
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Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by | Marquess of Lansdowne 1863β1866 |
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Baron Wycombe (writ of acceleration) 1856β1866 |