The Marquess of Lansdowne | |
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Portrait by Henry Walton, c. 1805 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 6 July 1846 – 27 February 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Wellington |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Derby |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 6 July 1846 – 27 February 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Buccleuch |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Lonsdale |
| In office 23 April 1835 – 3 September 1841 | |
| Monarchs | William IV Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wharncliffe |
| In office 22 November 1830 – 14 November 1834 | |
| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Grey The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl Bathurst |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 16 July 1827 – 22 January 1828 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Goderich |
| Preceded by | William Sturges Bourne |
| Succeeded by | Robert Peel |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 5 February 1806 – 26 March 1807 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Lord Grenville |
| Preceded by | William Pitt the Younger |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Perceval |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 16 November 1809 – 31 January 1863 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Succeeded by | The 4th Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Member of Parliament for Cambridge University | |
| In office 15 December 1806 – 27 April 1807 | |
| Preceded by | William Pitt the Younger |
| Succeeded by | Vicary Gibbs |
| Member of Parliament for Calne | |
| In office 31 August 1802 – 24 October 1806 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Francis Baring, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Osborne Markham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1780-07-02)2 July 1780 Lansdowne House, Mayfair, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 31 January 1863(1863-01-31) (aged 82) Bowood House, Derry Hill, Wiltshire, England |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Louisa Fox-Strangways (1785–1851) |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge |
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (2 July 1780 – 31 January 1863), known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809, was a British statesman. In a ministerial career spanning nearly half a century, he notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer and was three times Lord President of the Council.