made his counsel invaluable to his party. In Kenmare, he donated the site of the Holy Cross Church to the town. In 1864, Father John O'Sullivan (1806-74) built the church on that site. Other public appointments Lansdowne chaired the inaugural meeting of the London Statistical Society, and was its first president (1834–1836). He later served a second term (1842–1844). (See The Times 15 and 17 March 1834, and John Bibby (1987) HOTS: History of Teaching Statistics.) Family Lord Lansdowne married Lady Louisa Fox-Strangways, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Ilchester, in 1808. They had three sons and one daughter: Lady Louisa (d. 12 June 1906) married Hon. James Kenneth Howard, son of Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk. They had a son Kenneth (married Lady Emily Bury, daughter of the Earl of Charleville) and daughter Winifrede. William Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry (30 Mar 1811 - 21 Aug 1836) Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (7 Jan 1816 - 5 July 1866) Hon. Bentinck Yelverton (1855 - 1892), died unmarried. Louisa died in April 1851, aged 65, and Lord Lansdowne in January 1863, aged 82. His eldest son, the Earl of Kerry, had predeceased him and he was succeeded in the marquessate by his eldest surviving son, Henry. The latter was the father of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, who also became a distinguished statesman. References External links 1780 births 1863 deaths Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British Secretaries of State Chancellors of the Exchequer of Great Britain Children of prime ministers of the United Kingdom Fellows of the Royal Society Garter Knights appointed by William IV Lord-Lieutenants of Wiltshire Lord Presidents of the Council Petty, Lord Henry Petty, Henry Presidents of the Royal Statistical Society Rectors of the University of Glasgow Petty, Lord Henry Petty, Lord Henry Petty, Lord Henry Lansdowne, M3 Petty, Lord Henry Petty, Lord Henry Henry Presidents of the Zoological Society of London 3 Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Earls of Kerry Leaders of the House of Lords