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.
The Most Honourable The Marquess of Lansdowne PC DL | |
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| Minister of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 20 April 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Perth |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 October 1958 – 20 April 1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Gosford |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 11 June 1957 – 23 October 1958 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hawke |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Gosford |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 30 August 1944 – 25 August 1999 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 7th Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Succeeded by | The 9th Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1912 |
| Died | 25 August 1999 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Barbara Dempsey Chase
(m. 1938; died 1965)Selina Carnegie
(m. 1969; div. 1978)Gillian Anna Morgan (m. 1978)Penelope Astor (m. 1995) |
| Children | 4, including Charles, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | The 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (paternal grandfather) |
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