William Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:advocated_for Free trade
Religious tolerance
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
Whig reformers
gptkbp:birth_date 1737-05-02
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Henley-on-Thames
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_3rd_Marquess_of_Lansdowne
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:British_Enlightenment
British political thought
gptkbp:contribution American Revolutionary War negotiations
gptkbp:death_date 1805-05-31
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:descendant Lansdowne family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkbp:head_of_state 1782
gptkbp:honorific_prefix gptkb:PC
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
gptkbp:image William_ Petty,_1st_ Earl_of_ Shelburne.jpg
gptkbp:influence Liberalism
gptkbp:influence_on British foreign policy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:involved_in Peace of Paris (1783)
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Corn_Laws
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Diplomatic skills
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Lord_Shelburne
gptkbp:known_for Political reforms
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:political_theory
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkbp:noble_house gptkb:House_of_Lansdowne
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:political_career 1760
1805
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Minister_of_Finance
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Rockingham
gptkbp:promoted Civil liberties
gptkbp:promotes Parliamentary reform
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice
gptkb:George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:signature William_ Petty_signature.jpg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Sophia_Hay
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_North
gptkbp:supported gptkb:monarchy
American independence
gptkbp:term_end 1783-04-02
gptkbp:term_start 1782-07-04
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Earl_of_Shelburne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6