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| | William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne ( 2 May 1737 - 7 May 1805), also known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761–1784), was a British statesman. |
 | | He was twice married, first to Lady Sophia (1745—1771), daughter of John Carteret, 1st Earl Granville, through whom he obtained the Lansdowne estates near Bath, and secondly to Lady Louisa (1755—1789), daughter of John Fitzpatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory. |
 | | After Pitt’s return to power in 1766 he became Secretary of State for the Southern Department, but during Pitt’s illness his conciliatory policy towards America was completely thwarted by his colleagues and the King, and in 1768 he was dismissed from office. |
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