Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th marquess of Lansdowne: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Viscount Clanmaurice
Born	January 14, 1845 • London • England
Died	June 3, 1927 (aged 82) • Clonmel • Ireland
Title / Office	foreign minister (1900-1906), United Kingdom • viceroy (1888-1894), India • governor-general (1883-1888), Canada • House of Lords (1866-1927), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation	Liberal Party

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Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th marquess of Lansdowne, detail of a painting by Philip Alexius de László, 1920; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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