Shelburne
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, William Petty Fizmaurice Lansdowne.
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The Political History of England – Vol. X. William Hunt
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The Tent Dwellers Albert Bigelow Paine
The Critical Period of American History John Fiske
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen
Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) Boswell
noun
2nd Earl of, title of William Petty Fitzmaurice, also called (from 1784) 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. 1737–1805, British statesman; prime minister (1782–83)
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