Lord William Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:Edmund_Burke
gptkb:Charles_James_Fox
gptkbp:born June 2, 1737
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Bowood_House
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_3rd_Marquess_of_Lansdowne
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for free trade
Support for American independence
Promotion of civil liberties
Reform of the British government
gptkbp:died July 14, 1805
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:William_Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord William Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:known_for Liberal policies
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern liberalism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Lady_Elizabeth_Fitzmaurice
gptkb:Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_1st_Earl_of_Shelburne
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London
gptkbp:political_career 1760
1805
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Rockingham
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bowood_House
gptkbp:role Secretary of State for the American Department
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Lord_Charles_Fitzmaurice
gptkb:Lord_Edward_Fitzmaurice
gptkb:Lady_Anne_Fitzmaurice
gptkb:Lady_Louisa_Fitzmaurice
gptkb:Lady_Mary_Fitzmaurice
gptkb:Lord_William_Fitzmaurice
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Sophia_Carteret
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_North
gptkbp:term_as_secretary_of_state_end 1782
gptkbp:term_as_secretary_of_state_start 1775
gptkbp:term_end April 2, 1783
gptkbp:term_start July 4, 1782
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Edward_Petty-Fitzmaurice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7