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    during the premiership of the Earl of Shelburne between July 1782 and April 1783. Upon the fall of the North ministry in March 1782, Whig Lord Rockingham...
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    death of Rockingham on 1 July 1782 caused a split in the ministry. Home Secretary Lord Shelburne was appointed to succeed him but several members of the...
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    Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history)...
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    with the government of Lord Shelburne. They combined their forces in the House of Commons to throw out Shelburne's ministry and then form a government...
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    when he returned to London. The rise of the politically friendly Shelburne ministry in 1782 saw a brief revival of his military career. He was appointed...
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    This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing...
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    ministry Grafton ministry North ministry Second Rockingham ministry Shelburne ministry Fox–North coalition Loyalists Black Loyalist Related British Acts...
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  • James Grenville Frederick Montagu 13 July 1782 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (First Lord) Hon. William Pitt (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Hon. James...
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    them and to bypass France and Spain, and British Prime Minister Lord Shelburne agreed. In charge of the British negotiations, some of which took place...
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    ministry Grafton ministry North ministry Second Rockingham ministry Shelburne ministry Fox–North coalition Loyalists Black Loyalist Related British Acts...
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