William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:British_Cabinet
gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:Enlightenment
gptkb:foreign_policy
Liberalism
Peace negotiations
Political economy
Colonial policy
Philosophy of history
Whig government
gptkbp:birth_date 1737-05-02
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_3rd_Marquess_of_Lansdowne
gptkbp:death_date 1805-05-31
gptkbp:death_place Bowood House, England
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Petty-Fitzmaurice_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:head_of_state 1782-07-04
1783-04-02
gptkbp:honorific_prefix gptkb:PC
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
gptkbp:image William_ Petty,_2nd_ Earl_of_ Shelburne.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work The Shelburne Papers
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Henry_Petty,_1st_Earl_of_Shelburne
gptkbp:political_career Member of Parliament for Chipping Wycombe
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Minister_of_Finance
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Rockingham
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:House_of_Petty-Fitzmaurice
gptkbp:religion Anglican
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bowood_House
gptkbp:signature Signature_of_ William_ Petty,_2nd_ Earl_of_ Shelburne.png
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Sophia_Hay
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_North
gptkbp:term_end 1783-04-02
gptkbp:term_end_house_of_lords 1805-05-31
gptkbp:term_start 1782-07-04
1760-04-08
1761-03-25
gptkbp:term_start_house_of_lords 1784-04-02
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Lord_Shelburne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4