Past Prime Ministers

William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

Whig 1782 to 1783

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William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

Born

2 May 1737, Dublin, Ireland

Died

7 May 1805, London

Dates in office

1782 to 1783

Political party

Whig

Interesting facts

In power at the time of the treaty of Paris which ended the American Revolutionary War/American War of Independence.

Biography

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