About 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.
He held the office of Justice of the Peace for Perthshire in 1950.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire in 1952.
He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1957 and 1958.
He held the office of Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office between 1958 and 1962.
He held the office of Minister of State, Commonwealth and Colonial Affairs between 1962 and 1964.