Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth

The Lord Tweedmouth
Lord President of the Council
In office
12 April 1908 – 13 October 1908
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byThe Earl of Crewe
Succeeded byThe Viscount Wolverhampton
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
10 December 1905 – 12 April 1908
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Preceded byThe Earl Cawdor
Succeeded byReginald McKenna
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
28 May 1894 – 21 June 1895
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Rosebery
Preceded byJames Bryce
Succeeded byThe Lord James of Hereford
Lord Privy Seal
In office
10 March 1894 – 21 June 1895
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Rosebery
Preceded byWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded byThe Viscount Cross
Personal details
Born(1849-07-08)8 July 1849
Died15 September 1909(1909-09-15) (aged 60)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse
Lady Fanny Spencer-Churchill (1853–1904)
(m. 1873; died 1904)

Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth, KT, PC (8 July 1849 – 15 September 1909), was a moderate[1] British Liberal Party statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1894 when he inherited his peerage and then sat in the House of Lords. He served in various capacities in the Liberal governments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  1. ^ Williams, Rhodri (1 January 1991). Defending the Empire: The Conservative Party and British Defence Policy, 1899-1915. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300050488. Retrieved 29 January 2017 – via Google Books.

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