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CodeDS/UK/4484
NameFitzmaurice; Lord; Henry Charles Keith Petty- (1845-1927); 5th Marquess of Lansdowne; British politician, Irish peer
Variations of NameLord Lansdowne
Dates1845-1927
GenderMale
BiographyHenry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne KG GCSI GCMG GCIE PC (4 January 1845 – 3 June 1927) was a British politician and Irish peer who served successively as the fifth Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. He has the distinction of having held senior positions in both Liberal Party and Conservative Party governments.

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