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William Petty, first marquess of Lansdowne
(1737-1805)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
NRA:    Petty William (1737-1805) 1st Marquess of Lansdowne statesman
DNB:    Petty [formerly Fitzmaurice], William, second earl of Shelburne and first marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), prime minister
LBT ID: LdShelb2    VIAF ID: 47520916    LOC ID: n87912182		B/BAP:   1737-05-02
DIED:   1805-05-07
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
English statesman and opposition leader in Parliament; he concluded the Treaty of Paris (1783) giving independence to the United States.
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