Sir Rt Hon. Marquess William Petty KG PC
(1737-1805)
supporter of American independence, Member of Parliament (1760-1761), 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1761-1805), Privy Counsellor (from 1763), 599th Knight of the Order of the Garter (from 1782), Home Secretary of the United Kingdom (1782), 14th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1782-1783), 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (from 1784), 1st Earl Wycombe (1784-1805), and 1st Viscount Calne and Calston (1784-1805)
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
William Petty, Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne 1737-1805 Prime Minister, supporter of American Independence lived here
The Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, Westminster, W1, London, United Kingdom where they lived
William Petty first Marquis of Lansdowne better known as Lord Shelburne Prime Minister 1782-1783 lived here 1761-1708
Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe, United Kingdom where they was