John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne
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John Henry Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1765 – 15 November 1809) was the eldest son of the former Prime Minister of Great Britain
, William Petty-FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
and 1st Marquis of Lansdowne
, by his first wife, Lady Sophia Carteret.
John Henry Petty-FitzMaurice travelled widely desipte his ill health, which in turn was not helped by the burden of the debts he inherited from his father. To repay, he sold almost all of his father’s collections, leaving Bowood House - the family seat - temporarily uninhabitable.
Like his father, he served in the House of Commons as MP for Wycombe from 1786 to 1802 but alas due to his weakened constitution, only survived his father by four years. He died childless and thus was succeeded to the Marquisate by his half brother, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, William Petty-FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC , known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the first Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782–1783 during the final...
and 1st Marquis of Lansdowne
Marquess of Lansdowne
Marquess of Lansdowne, in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. This branch of the family descends from the Hon...
, by his first wife, Lady Sophia Carteret.
John Henry Petty-FitzMaurice travelled widely desipte his ill health, which in turn was not helped by the burden of the debts he inherited from his father. To repay, he sold almost all of his father’s collections, leaving Bowood House - the family seat - temporarily uninhabitable.
Like his father, he served in the House of Commons as MP for Wycombe from 1786 to 1802 but alas due to his weakened constitution, only survived his father by four years. He died childless and thus was succeeded to the Marquisate by his half brother, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice.