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  1. 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 Anglo-Irish Whig statesman who was the first home secretary in 1782 and then prime minister in 1782-83 during the final months of the ...

  2. Her grandson William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, praised her as a woman of strong character and intelligence, the only person who could manage her bad-tempered and tyrannical husband. Economic works and theories The Economic Writings, 1899. Two men crucially influenced Petty's economic theories.

  3. The Shelburne title was created for the first time in the Peerage of Ireland in 1688 when Elizabeth, Lady Petty, was made Baroness Shelburne. She was the wife of the noted economist Sir William Petty. The title was for life only and became extinct on her death in circa 1708.

  4. A brief biography of the Whig prime minister who led Britain in 1782-1783, during the end of the American Revolutionary War. Learn about his political views, speeches and controversies on the History of government blog.

  5. 26 de ago. de 2015 · In May 1761 Petty was elevated to the House of Lords in London as 2 nd Baron Wycombe (and in Dublin as 2 nd Earl of Shelburne), initially aligning himself with Lord Bute. He was appointed...

  6. 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 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...

  7. William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne. William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737–7 May 1805) was a British Whig statesman and Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was born William FitzMaurice in Dublin in Ireland.