William Petty, 2nd Earl Of Shelburne
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 219 years ago |
Date of birth | May 2,1737 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Dublin |
Ireland | |
Date of died | May 7,1805 |
Died | Westminster |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Party | Whigs |
Children | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne |
John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne | |
Parents | John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne |
Mary FitzMaurice | |
Job | Politician |
Army officer | |
Previous position | Leader of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom (1782–1783) |
Books | A Short but Serious Reply to the Author of A-Mock-Defence of the Earl of Shelburne [i.e. Denis O'Bryen], etc |
Mary FitzMaurice | |
Great grandchild | Lord Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice Fitzmaurice |
Grandchildren | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 641877 |
William Petty, 2nd Earl Of Shelburne Life story
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC, was an Anglo-Irish Whig statesman who was the first home secretary in 1782 and then prime minister from 1782 to 1783 during the final months of the American War of Independence.