Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne
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Lieutenant-Colonel Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne DSO
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(14 January 1872 – 5 March 1936), styled Earl of Kerry until 1927, was a British soldier and politician.
and his wife, Maud
.
in 1895 and the Irish Guards
on its formation in 1900, resigning in 1906 with the rank of Major
. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1900 for his service in the Boer War
. He returned to the Army during the First World War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Member of Parliament
(MP) for West Derbyshire
1908–1918. He was a member of the Senate
of the Irish Free State
from 1922 to 1929, he was nominated by the executive council
.
He died in Marylebone
aged 64.
Distinguished Service Order
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Royal Victorian Order
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(14 January 1872 – 5 March 1936), styled Earl of Kerry until 1927, was a British soldier and politician.
Background
Lansdowne was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of LansdowneHenry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC 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...
and his wife, Maud
Maud Petty-FitzMaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne
Maud Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, GBE, CH, VA, CI , née Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton, was a British courtier. She vice-regal spouce of Canada while her husband was Governor General of Canada from 1883-1888...
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Military career
Lansdowne was originally commissioned into a volunteer battalion of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, but transferred to the (regular) Grenadier GuardsGrenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
in 1895 and the Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
on its formation in 1900, resigning in 1906 with the rank of Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1900 for his service in the Boer War
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
. He returned to the Army during the First World War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Political career
Lansdowne was Liberal UnionistLiberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for West Derbyshire
West Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Derbyshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 until it was replaced by the Derbyshire Dales constituency in the 2010 General Election, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.It...
1908–1918. He was a member of the Senate
Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)
Seanad Éireann was the upper house of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State from 1922–1936. It has also been known simply as the Senate, or as the First Seanad. The Senate was established under the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State but a number of constitutional amendments were...
of the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
from 1922 to 1929, he was nominated by the executive council
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
The Executive Council was the cabinet and de facto executive branch of government of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. Formally, the role of the Executive Council was to "aid and advise" the Governor-General who would exercise the executive authority on behalf of the King...
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Family
He married Elizabeth Caroline Hope, on 16 February 1904 and they had five children:- Katherine Evelyn Constance Petty-Fitzmaurice (1912–1995), married 1933 Edward Clive Bigham, 3rd Viscount Mersey (1906–1979) and had issue. Became 12th Baroness of NairneLord NairneLord Nairne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, which since 1995 is held by the Viscount Mersey. It was created in 1681 for the Scottish lawyer Sir Robert Nairne, with remainder to his son-in-law Lord William Murray, fourth son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl. Nairne notably served as a...
after she inherited the title and Derreen House and Gardens (Lauragh, County KerryCounty KerryKerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
) from her brother Charles Hope Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of LansdowneCharles Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of LansdowneCharles Hope Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne.He died in 1944, aged 27 in Italy, killed in action during the Second World War...
in 1944. - Henry Maurice John Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry (1913–1933), died young.
- Charles Hope Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of LansdowneCharles Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of LansdowneCharles Hope Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne.He died in 1944, aged 27 in Italy, killed in action during the Second World War...
(1917–1944), killed in action in Italy - Lieutenant Lord Edward Norman Petty-Fitzmaurice (1922–1944), killed in action in NormandyNormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
. - Lady Elizabeth Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice (b. 16 March 1927), married the late Major Charles William Lambton, grandson of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of DurhamGeorge Lambton, 2nd Earl of DurhamGeorge Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham , known as Viscount Lambton from 1831 to 1845, was a British peer....
, and had issue.
He died in Marylebone
Marylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
aged 64.