William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
(1737-1805)
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783
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William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805; known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history) 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. He was also well known as a collector of antiquities and works of art.
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2 May 1737 Dublin, Ireland
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7 May 1805 (aged 68)
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