John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne

The Earl of Shelburne
PC (Ire)
The Earl of Shelburne PC (Ire)
Member of the Dublin Parliament; for Member of Parliament for County Kerry
	In office; 1743–1751 Serving with Sir Maurice Crosbie
Preceded by	Sir Maurice Crosbie; Arthur Denny;
Succeeded by	Sir Maurice Crosbie; John Blennerhassett;
Member of the Great Britain Parliament; for Member of Parliament for Wycombe
	In office; 1754–1760 Serving with John Waller 1754–1757; Edmund Waller 1757–1760;
Preceded by	Edmund Waller; Edmund Waller;
Succeeded by	Edmund Waller; Viscount FitzMaurice;
Personal details
Born	John FitzMaurice; 1706
Died	14 May 1761 (age 55)
Resting place	Bowood, Wiltshire, England
Spouse	Mary FitzMaurice (m. 1734)
Children	Thomas FitzMaurice; William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne;
Parent	Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry (father);

John Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne PC (Ire) (1706 – 14 May 1761), known as John FitzMaurice until 1751 and as The Viscount FitzMaurice between 1751 and 1753, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. He was the father of William Petty FitzMaurice, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783.

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