John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne

The 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne by Francois Xavier Fabre.

John Henry Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1765 – 15 November 1809) was the eldest son of the 1st Marquess, known to history as the Earl of Shelburne, the British prime minister who concluded the Peace of Paris recognising American independence, by his first wife, Lady Sophia Carteret.

Lansdowne travelled widely in spite of his ill health, which in turn was not helped by the burden of the debts he inherited from his father. To repay them, he sold almost all of his father’s collections, leaving Bowood House, the family seat, temporarily uninhabitable. He served in the House of Commons for Wycombe, his father's old seat, from 1786 to 1802, but due to his weakened constitution he only survived the first marquess by four years. He died childless and was succeeded in the marquessate by his half brother, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice.

He married Mary Arabella Maddox (died 24 April 1833), the daughter of Rev. Hinton Maddox and the widow of Duke Gifford, on 27 May 1805.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Lansdowne

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Mahon with Robert Waller 1780-1786	Member of Parliament for Wycombe with Robert Waller 1786-1790 with Sir John Jervis 1790-1794 with Sir Francis Baring 1794-1796 with Sir John Dashwood-King 1796-1802 1786 – 1802	Succeeded by Sir Francis Baring, Bt with Sir John Dashwood-King 1802-1806
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by William Petty-FitzMaurice	Marquess of Lansdowne 1805 – 1809	Succeeded by Henry Petty-FitzMaurice
	Earl of Shelburne 1805 – 1809