Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice

1846 - 1935

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country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Trinity College, Eton College

occupation: politician, historian

award received: Fellow of the British Academy

position held: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice, (19 June 1846 – 21 June 1935), styled Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1883 to 1885 and again from 1905 to 1908, when he entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under H. H. Asquith. However, illness forced him to resign the following year. Source: Wikipedia (en)