Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth

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Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT PC (8 July 1849 – 15 September 1909) was a British Liberal statesman who served in various capacities in the Liberal governments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He was Member of Parliament for Berwickshire from 1880 until 1894 when he succeeded as Baron Tweedmouth. He was Comptroller of the Household in 1886, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1892 to 1894. As Baron Tweedmouth, he was Lord Privy Seal from 1894 to 1895, First Lord of the Admiralty from 1905 to 1908, and Lord President of the Council from April until October 1908.

He married Fanny Spencer-Churchill in 1873, daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and aunt of Sir Winston Churchill.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1886 and a Knight of the Thistle in 1908.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Bailie-Hamilton	Member for Berwickshire 1880–1894	Succeeded by Harold John Tennant
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Arthur Hill	Comptroller of the Household 1886	Succeeded by Lord Arthur Hill
Preceded by Aretas Akers-Douglas	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1892–1894	Succeeded by Thomas Edward Ellis
Preceded by William Gladstone	Lord Privy Seal 1894–1895	Succeeded by The Viscount Cross
Preceded by James Bryce	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1894–1895	Succeeded by Henry James
Preceded by The Earl Cawdor	First Lord of the Admiralty 1905–1908	Succeeded by Reginald McKenna
Preceded by The Earl of Crewe	Lord President of the Council 1908	Succeeded by The Viscount Wolverhampton
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Dudley Marjoribanks	Baron Tweedmouth 1894–1909	Succeeded by Dudley Marjoribanks