Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Petty, John, Earl of Shelburne
Petty, John, Earl of Shelburne, created D.C.L. 14 June, 1755 (2s. Thomas, Earl of Kerry), assumed the name of Petty in lieu of FitzMaurice, M.P. co. Kerry 1743-51, Chipping Wycombe, Bucks, 1754-60, P.C. Ireland, created Viscount FitzMaurice 7 Oct., 1751, and Earl of Shelburne 6 June, 1753, died 10 May, 1761, father of William, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne. See Foster's Peerage.