William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ( born 2 May 1737 Dublin, † May 7, 1805 in London) was a British statesman and British Prime Minister from 1782 to 1783.

Fitzmaurice, who first bore the name of William Petty, grew up in the south of Ireland and visited the Christ Church College, Oxford University.

He then joined the army and served in the regiment of General Wolfe. During the Seven Years' War Fitzmaurice distinguished himself at the Battle of Minden. He was promoted to colonel and appointed aide- de-camp of the king.

Fitzmaurice was then elected to the House of Commons. He inherited after the death of his father, John Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne, 1761 the title of Earl of Shelburne and moved to the House of Lords. After standing for several years at the head of the parliamentary opposition, he moved in 1766 with William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, to the Ministry. After he also had to withdraw at its dissolution in 1768, he was a vehement opponent of the ministerial policy with regard to measures against the North American colonies in 1782 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and immediately began the peace negotiations with the United States. After the death of Charles Watson - Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, he stood until 1783 at the head of the Cabinet, was then replaced for a short time by the coalition ministry Fox - North, the same crashed in December 1783 with Pitt, but did not appear again in the Cabinet a. Collected in 1784 to Marquess of Lansdowne, he retired soon after to his estates, where he lived as a protector of scholars and artists, and died on 7 May 1805. His library bought the British Museum.

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British Prime Minister
Earl
Marquess of Lansdowne
Knight of the Order of the Garter
Person (Dublin)
Member of the House of Lords
Member of the House of Commons (Great Britain 1707-1801 )
Politicians (18th century)
Politicians (19th Century )
Member of the Irish House of Commons
Born in 1737
Died in 1805
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