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rdf:type	Historical Figure
rdfs:label	William Petty-FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
rdfs:comment	William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), held the title of 2nd Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, was a British Whig statesman who served as the Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782 – 1783. As Home Secretary, Shelburne oversaw the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of the United States. Before entering politics, he distiguished himself as a soldier during the Seven Years' War.
dcterms:subject	Historical Figures Members of the British Parliament Englishmen Atlantis Characters Widowed People (OTL) 1730s Births (OTL) Earls Marquesses Soldiers of the Seven Years' War 1800s Deaths (OTL) Home Secretaries (UK) Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom (OTL) British Foreign Secretaries British Whigs
type of appearance	Contemporary reference
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Timeline	OTL
Appearance	The United States of Atlantis
Spouse	Sophia Carteret Louisa FitzPatrick d. 1789)
Name	William Petty-FitzMaruice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne and 2nd Earl of Shelburne
Title	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Before	The Marquess of Rockingham
Religion	Anglicanism
Years	1782
After	The Duke of Portland
Affiliations	British Whig Party
Children	John Henry Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne ; Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne ; Louisa FitzMaurice
Occupation	Politician, diplomat
Death	1805
Birth	1737
Nationality	Britain
abstract	William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), held the title of 2nd Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, was a British Whig statesman who served as the Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782 – 1783. As Home Secretary, Shelburne oversaw the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of the United States. Before entering politics, he distiguished himself as a soldier during the Seven Years' War.