| Authorised form of name | Petty; Henry (1675 - 1751); 1st Earl of Shelburne; Anglo-Irish peer and politician |
| Dates | 1675 - 1751 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, Middlesex, England |
| Date of birth | 22 October 1675 |
| Place of death | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Date of death | 17 April 1751 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Occupation | Anglo-Irish peer and politician |
| Activity | Career:
Joint Prothonotary of the Common Pleas of Ireland (1692-1700); Joint Ranger of Phoenix Park and Joint Master of the Game of All Ireland (1698-death); Privy Councillor (Ireland) (1701); Deputy-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (1703); MP for Great Marlow (1715-1722); MP Chipping Wycombe (1722-1727); at his death left a fortune of £16,000 a year and £250,000 in the funds
Honours:
Viscount Dunkeron and Earl of Shelburne (1719) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1696 |
| Age at election | 21 |
| Proposer | Sir Robert Southwell |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir William Petty (FRS 1660) and Elizabeth, Baroness Shelburne, widow of Sir Maurice Fenton and daughter of Sir Hardess Waller and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Dowdall of Kilfinny
Siblings: Anne Kerry; Charles Petty, 1st Baron Shelburne; and John Petty
Spouse: Arabella, daughter of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan (FRS 1664) and Jane, daughter of William Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Children: Anne, who married Francis Bernard of Castle Bernard, Bandon, County Cork
Hereditary titles: Succeeded his brother as 3rd Baron Shelburne (1699) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; GEC; Sedgwick; 'History of Parliament Online' [URL: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/petty-henry-1675-1751; last accessed: 11/01/2024] |
| Code | NA792 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/390/51 | Bond of Henry Petty to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 9 December 1696 |