William Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry

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William Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry (30 March 1811 – 21 August 1836), styled Earl of Wycombe between 1811 and 1818, was a British Whig politician.

Background[]

Kerry was born at Lansdowne House, London, the eldest son of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, and Lady Louisa Emma, daughter of Henry Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester.^{[citation needed]}

Political career[]

Kerry was returned to Parliament for Calne in 1832, a seat he held until his early death four years later.^[1]

Family[]

Lord Kerry married Lady Augusta Lavinia Priscilla, daughter of John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, in 1834. They had one daughter, Mary, who married Percy Egerton Herbert. Lord Kerry died at Lansdowne House, London, in August 1836, aged 25. His younger brother Henry later succeeded in the marquessate.^{[citation needed]} Lady Kerry later remarried and died in November 1904, aged 90. Recent research has revealed that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (Kate Middleton), is a collateral descendant of Prime Minister, William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), who is the grandfather of Lord Kerry. The connection is through Lady Bullock, née Barbara May Lupton (1891-1974) who is the Duchess' second cousin, thrice removed.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry