The Marquess of Lansdowne | |
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| Member of Wiltshire County Council | |
| In office 1970–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Maurice Petty-Fitzmaurice 21 February 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | |
| Parent(s) | George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne Barbara Chase |
| Residence | Bowood House |
| Education | Eton College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Charles Maurice Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne, LVO, DL (born 21 February 1941), styled Earl of Shelburne between 1944 and 1999, is a British peer, landowner and army officer.
He was Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 2012 to 2016, having served on a rural district council in the 1960s, chaired North Wiltshire District Council in the 1970s, and served for fifteen years on Wiltshire County Council.
He is also Earl of Kerry in the peerage of Ireland (1722); Earl of Shelburne and Earl of Wycombe in the peerage of Great Britain (1753 and 1784); Viscount Clanmaurice, Viscount Fitzmaurice (1751), and Viscount Calne and Calston; the 30th Baron of Kerry and Lixnaw in the peerage of Ireland (1181); Baron Dunkeron, and Baron Wycombe.[1]