FITZMAURICE, EDMOND GEORGE BARON FITZMAURICE, son of the 4th Marquess of Lansdowne, was a Liberal in politics, and followed Mr. Gladstone in his home rule policy. As Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice he entered the House of Commons in 1868, and was under-secretary for foreign affairs from 1882 to 1885. He was created Baron Fitzmaurice of Leigh in 5906, and made under-secretary for foreign affairs in Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's ministry. In 1908 he became chan cellor of the duchy of Lancaster and a member of the Liberal cabinet, but resigned his post in 1909. He wrote biographies of the 1st marquess, of Sir William Petty (1895), and of Lord Granville (1905), under whom he had served at the Foreign Office.
For the 1st marquess, see Lord Fitzmaurice, Life of William, Earl of Shelburne (3 vols., London, 1875-76) .