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| Fitzmaurice, Lord Edmond George Petty. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Feb. 18, 1864. [2nd] s. of Lord Henry Petty (1833), 4th Marquess of Lansdowne, of Bowood Park, Calne, Wilts. B. June 19, 1846, in London. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1864; Scholar, 1867; B.A. (Class. Trip., 1st Class) 1868; M.A. 1872. President of the Union, 1866. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Apr. 21, 1868. Called to the Bar, 1871, but did not practise. First Baron Fitzmaurice of Leigh, 1906. British Representative on the Commission for the reorganization of the European Provinces of Turkey and Crete under Berlin Treaty, 1880-1; 2nd British Plenipotentiary at the London Conference on the Navigation of the Danube, 1883; a Boundary Commissioner, Local Government Act, 1887; 1st British Plenipotentiary at the London Conference on African Sleeping Sickness, 1907-8. M.P. for Calne, Wilts., 1869-85, and for North Wilts., 1898-1905. Home Secretary, 1873-4. Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1882-5 and 1905-8. Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster, 1908-9. Distinguished himself by his Radicalism, with strong leanings to Nonconformity. Champion of the Wiltshire agricultural labourer, and active for the preservation of commons and open spaces. F.B.A. Member of the Historical MSS. Commission; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Author, Life of William, Earl of Shelburne; Life of Earl Grenville; Letters of the Abb' Morellet, etc. Died s.p. June 21, 1935, when the title became extinct. Buried at Bremhill, Calne. (Who was Who, 1929-40; Burke, P. and B.; Eton Sch. Lists; The Times, June 22, 1935.) | Lord Edmond George Petty FITZMAURICE Approx. lifespan: 1846–1935 pens. Trinity College adm1864:02:18 2nd s. of Lord Henry Petty FITZMAURICE (1833), 4th Marquess of Lansdowne, of Bowood Park, Bowood, Calne, Wiltshire b. London 1846:06:19 Sch: Eton Matric 1864:10MT: Scholar 1867 BA Class.Trip., 1st Class 1868 MA 1872 President of: : Cambridge Union Society 1866 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1868:04:21 Called to the Bar: 1871, but did not practise. First Baron FITZMAURICE of Leigh 1906 British Representative on the Commission for the reorganization of the European Provinces of Turkey and Crete, [ Greece ] under Berlin Treaty 1880-81 2nd British Plenipotentiary at the London Conference on the Navigation of the Danube 1883 a Boundary Commissioner: Local Government Act 1887 1st British Plenipotentiary at the London Conference on African Sleeping Sickness 1907-08 M.P. for: : Calne, Wiltshire 1869-85, and for North Wiltshire 1898-1905 Home Sec.: 1873-74 Under-Sec. of State for: Foreign Affairs 1882-5, and 1905-08 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: 1908-09 Distinguished himself by his Radicalism, with strong leanings to Nonconformity. Champion of the Wiltshire agricultural labourer, and active for the preservation of commons and open spaces. FBA Member of: the Historical, [MSS] . Commission; Trustee of: : National Portrait Gallery. Publ.: Life of William, Earl of Shelburne; Life of Earl Grenville; Letters of the Abbè Morellet etc. d. s.p. 1935:06:21, when the title became extinct. bur. Bremhill Calne, [ Wiltshire ] ( Who was Who 1929-40; Burke, P. and B.; Eton School Lists; The Times 1935:06:22) |