2nd Earl of Shelburne
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The 2nd Earl of Shelburne was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783 and played a key role in negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2nd Earl of Shelburne canonical | 1 |
| The Earl of Shelburne | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British prime minister
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British statesman ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1st Marquess of Lansdowne
NERFINISHED
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The Earl of Shelburne NERFINISHED ⓘ William Petty-FitzMaurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1737-05-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bowood House, Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne
NERFINISHED
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Lord Henry Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1805-05-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Berkeley Square, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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University of Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Most Honourable ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | PC ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
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Privy Council of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Arabella Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 2nd Earl of Shelburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped negotiate the end of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableFor | reorganizing British policy after the loss of the American colonies ⓘ |
| notableWork | negotiation of the 1783 Treaty of Paris ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1783-04-02 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1782-07-04 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Home Secretary of Great Britain
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Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ Member of the House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for the Southern Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Marquess of Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Bowood House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signature | Signature of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne.svg ⓘ |
| spouse |
Louisa FitzPatrick
NERFINISHED
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Sophia Carteret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | The Duke of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Earl of Shelburne