George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne

George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne DL (27 November 1912 – 25 August 1999) was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Background

Petty-Fitzmaurice was the son of Lord Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice and grandson of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. His cousins, the 7th Marquess of Lansdowne and the 7th Marquess's younger brother, were both killed in action in August 1944 and Petty-FitzMaurice thus unexpectedly inherited his titles, except for the Lordship of Nairne, which was inherited by the 7th Marquess's sister Katherine Evelyn Constance Bigham (1912–1995). After his father's death, Petty-Fitzmaurice's mother Violet became the wife of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever.

Family

Petty-Fitzmaurice married four times, his wives being:

References

  1. ↑ "Marchioness of Lansdowne, 46, Succumbs to Gunshot Wounds, The New York Times, 18 February 1965
  2. ↑ "Marchioness of Lansdowne, 46, Succumbs to Gunshot Wounds, The New York Times, 18 February 1965

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Political offices
Preceded by
The Lord Hawke
Lord-in-Waiting
1957–1958
Succeeded by
The Earl of Gosford
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Charles Petty-FitzMaurice
Marquess of Lansdowne
1944–1999
Succeeded by
Charles Petty-FitzMaurice
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