Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Lansdowne KG PC FRS |
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| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 5 February 1806 – 26 March 1807 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | William Pitt the Younger |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Perceval |
| Home Secretary | |
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In office 16 July 1827 – 22 January 1828 |
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| Monarch | George IV |
| Preceded by | William Sturges Bourne |
| Succeeded by | Robert Peel |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 22 November 1830 – 14 November 1834 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister |
The Earl Grey The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl Bathurst |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
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In office 23 April 1835 – 3 September 1841 |
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| Monarch |
William IV Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wharncliffe |
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In office 6 July 1846 – 27 February 1852 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Buccleuch |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Lonsdale |
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2 July 1780 Lansdowne House, Mayfair, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 31 January 1863 (aged 82) Bowood House, Derry Hill, Wiltshire, England |
| Political party | British Whig Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Louisa Fox-Strangway (1785–1851) |
| Alma mater |
University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge |
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG PC FRS (2 July 1780 – 31 January 1863), known as Lord Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice from 1784 to 1809, was a British statesman. In a ministerial career spanning nearly half a century he notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer and was three times Lord President of the Council.
Lansdowne was the son of Prime Minister William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (better known as the Earl of Shelburne) by his second marriage to Lady Louisa, daughter of John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory. He was educated at Westminster School, the University of Edinburgh, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He entered the House of Commons in 1802 as member for the family borough of Calne and quickly showed his mettle as a politician. In February 1806 he became Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Grenville's Ministry of All the Talents, being at this time member for the University of Cambridge, but he lost both his seat and his office in 1807. In 1809 he became Marquess of Lansdowne, and in the House of Lords and in society he continued to play an active part as one of the Whig leaders. His chief interest was perhaps in the question of Roman Catholic emancipation, a cause which he consistently championed, but he sympathised also with the advocates of the abolition of the slave-trade and with the cause of popular education. Lansdowne, who had succeeded his cousin, Francis Thomas Fitzmaurice, as 4th Earl of Kerry in 1818, took office with Canning in May 1827 and was Secretary of State for the Home Department from July of that year until January 1828.
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