John Petty of Springfield Castle, 1st Earl of Shelburne

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• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. London : Harrison 1869. page 660

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John FitzMaurice1 M, #48904 Last Edited=5 May 2008

    John FitzMaurice was the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. William FitzMaurice and Deborah Brookes.1 He married Anne FitzMaurice, daughter of Captain Hon. James FitzMaurice and Catherine Harman, in 1732.1,2

    He lived at Springfield Castle, County Limerick, IrelandG.1 Child of John FitzMaurice and Anne FitzMaurice

   John FitzMaurice+1

Citations

   [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2239. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

   [S1444] Letter from Jim Fitzmaurice (22 Bell Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand) to Darryl Lundy, 18 August 2005; unknown repository (unknown repository address).

Source: http://www.thepeerage.com/p4891.htm#i48904

John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne1 M, #38411, b. 1706, d. 14 May 1761 Last Edited=28 Apr 2011

    John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne was born in 1706.2 He was the son of Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry and Anne Petty.1 He married Mary FitzMaurice, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. William FitzMaurice and Deborah Brookes, on 16 February 1734.2 He died on 14 May 1761.2 He was buried at Borwood, Wiltshire, EnglandG.2

    He was given the name of John FitzMaurice at birth.2 He was educated between May 1715 and 1719 at Westminster School, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2 He was admitted to Middle Temple on 3 January 1727.2 He held the office of Sheriff of County Kerry in 1732.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for County Kerry [Ireland] between 1743 and 1751.2 In 1751 his name was legally changed to John Petty.2 He was created 1st Baron Dunkeron [Ireland] on 7 October 1751.2 He was created 1st Viscount FitzMaurice [Ireland] on 7 October 1751.2 He was created 1st Earl of Shelburne, co. Wexford [Ireland] on 6 June 1753.2 He held the office of Governor of County Kerry in 1754.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chipping Wycombe between 1754 and 1760.2 He became a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 8 February 1754.2 He was created 1st Lord Wycombe, Baron of Chepping Wycombe, co. Bucks [Great Britain] on 20 May 1760.2 Children of John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne and Mary FitzMaurice

   General William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne+1 b. 2 May 1737, d. 7 May 1805

   Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice+3 b. 1742, d. 28 Oct 1793

Citations

   [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VII, page 216. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

   [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 670.

   [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2239. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Source:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p3842.htm