William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne

• Born: 2 May 1737
• Died: 7 May 1805

Contents 1 Known as 2 Education 3 Offices 4 Peerage Titles 4.1 Inherited 4.2 New Creations 5 Chivalric Orders 6 Privy Council 7 Positions in Parliament 8 Other Honours

Known asEdit

• 1737-1751 William Fitzmaurice
• 1751-1753 William Petty
• 1753-1761 Viscount Fitzmaurice
• 1761-1784 The Earl of Shelburne
• 1784-1805 The Marquess of Lansdowne

EducationEdit

• Christ Church, Oxford

OfficesEdit

• First Lord of Trade, 1763
• Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768
• Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1782
• First Lord of the Treasury, 1782-1783

Peerage TitlesEdit

InheritedEdit

• Earl of Shelburne, Viscount Fitzmaurice and Baron Dunkerton (Peerage of Ireland); Baron Wycombe (Peerage of Great Britain, 1761

New CreationsEdit

• Marquess of Lansdowne, Earl Wycombe, and Viscount Calne and Calston (Peerage of Great Britain), 1784

Chivalric OrdersEdit

• Knight of the Garter, 1782

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1763

Positions in ParliamentEdit

• Member of Parliament for Wycombe, 1760-1761
• Member of the Irish Parliament for County Kerry, 1760-1761

Other HonoursEdit

• Aide-de-camp to the King, 1760

Preceded by: The Duke of Richmond	Southern Secretary 1766–1768	Succeeded by: The Viscount Weymouth
Preceded by: The Earl of Hillsborough (Southern Secretary) and The Viscount Stormont (Northern Secretary)	Home Secretary 1782	Succeeded by: Thomas Townshend
Preceded by: The Marquess of Rockingham	Prime Minister 1782–1783	Succeeded by: The Duke of Portland