Historedia
Person

Lord Shelburne

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1782

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Shelburne, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rockingham Becomes Prime Minister

    1782

    Role: Secretary of State; later successor as Prime Minister

    1. 1782 · Great BritainRockingham Appointed Prime Minister

      Rockingham became Prime Minister for a second time in 1782, with Fox and Shelburne as Secretaries of State, amid sweeping ministerial changes.

    2. 1782 · Great BritainPush for American Independence

      On taking office, Rockingham pushed for acknowledgement of American independence, initiating the end of British involvement in the American War of Independence.

Sources

  1. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23