William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne,, was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the first Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister in 1782–83 during the final months of the American War of Independence. He succeeded in securing peace with America and this feat remains his most notable legacy.

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Birth Place
Ireland
Date of Death
May 7th, 1805
Died Aged
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