Henry, Fifth Marquis of Lansdowne

Henry, Fifth Marquis of Lansdowne (1845 — 1927), full name Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, also called Viscount Clanmaurice until 1866, was an Irish nobleman and British diplomat. He was a liberal statesman, grandson of Henry, Third Marquis of Lansdowne. He was educated at Oxford. He succeeded to the peerage in 1866, and held office in Liberal Governments, Lord of the Treasury 1868-72, Under-Secretary for War 1872-74, and Under-Secretary for India 1880. He was Governor-General of Canada 1883-88, and Viceroy of India 1888-94. In 1895 he joined Lord Salisbury's ministry as a Liberal-Unionist, becoming Secretary for War.

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Henry the navigator, Henry the royalist, Henry the second Duc of Montmorency, Henry the third Marquis of Lansdowne, Henry Thomas Buckle, Henry Thomas Colebrooke