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Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (14 January 1845 – 3 June 1927), was a British statesman who served successively as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
May 30, 2024 · Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th marquess of Lansdowne was an Irish nobleman and British diplomat who served as viceroy of Canada and of India, secretary for war, and foreign secretary. The eldest son of the 4th marquess, he attended Eton and, on the death of his father, succeeded at age.
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Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6 th Marquess of Lansdowne (1872-1936). Henry was a soldier, politician and writer. He served as a soldier in the Boer War and in the First World War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. He was succeeded by his eldest son from his second marriage, the fifth Marquess. Like his grandfather, he was a prominent statesman and had an equally long ministerial career.
Jan 14, 2008 · Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, politician and governor general of Canada from 1883 to 1888 (born 14 January 1845 in London, United Kingdom; died 3 June 1927 in Clonmel, Ireland).
Feb 14, 2024 · Overview. 5th marquis of Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice. (1845—1927) politician. Quick Reference. (1845–1927). A Liberal politician, Lansdowne resigned from Gladstone's government over Irish land reform in 1880. After serving as governor‐general of Canada and viceroy of India, he joined Salisbury's 1895 cabinet.
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A biographical note on the statesman and National Gallery Trustee (1894–1927). No apparent connections with enslaved peoples or the slave trade, but involved in Anglo-Manipur War and Hindu-Muslim tensions in India.
