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Prime Minister of Great Britain

Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

29Records
1721–1865Date range
18Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1721

Robert Walpole Orford, 1st3 April 1721

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1730

Robert Walpole Orford, 1st15 May 1730

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1734

Robert Walpole Orford, 1st1734

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term

1742

Spencer Compton Wilmington, 1st16 February 1742

Government / Whig Party Government

The administration is dominated by John Carteret & Walpole is relied upon for advice. Succeeds Walpole as First Lord of the Treasury and titular head of the Carteret Ministry, though the Government was actually dominated by Lord Carteret. Appointed Prime MInister of Great Britain, a "nominal" position, by George II

1743

Henry Pelham27 August 1743

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1754

Thomas Pelham-Holles Newcastle, 1st16 March 1754

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1756

William Cavendish Devonshire, 4th16 November 1756

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1757

Thomas Pelham-Holles Newcastle, 1st2 July 1757

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1763

George Nugent Temple Grenville Temple, 3rd16 April 1763

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1765

Charles Watson-Wentworth Rockingham13 July 1765

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1768

Augustus Henry Fitzroy Grafton, 3rd1768

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

Grafton Grafton, 3rd1768

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1782

William Petty Shelburne, 2nd4 July 1782

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

Charles Watson-Wentworth Rockingham1782

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1783

William Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd19 December 1783

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister by George III, Britains youngest Prime Minister, age 24

William Cavendish-Bentinck Portland, 3rd1783

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1784

William Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd1784

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1801

Henry Addington Sidmouth, 1st17 March 1801

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1806

George Nugent Temple Grenville Temple, 3rd11 February 1806

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain after the death of his cousin William Pitt

1807

William Cavendish-Bentinck Portland, 3rd24 March 1807

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1809

Spencer Perceval4 October 1809

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1830

Charles Grey Grey, 2nd22 November 1830

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain and forms a Whig government.

1831

Charles Grey Grey, 2nd1831

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1834

William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd18 April 1834

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1835

William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd18 August 1835

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1846

John Russell Kingston, 1st30 June 1846

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1855

Henry John Temple Palmerston, 3rd6 February 1855

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1859

Henry John Temple Palmerston, 3rd18 June 1859

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

1865

Henry John Temple Palmerston, 3rd1865

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

Names involved

Augustus Henry Fitzroy Grafton, 3rdCharles Grey Grey, 2ndCharles Watson-Wentworth RockinghamGeorge Nugent Temple Grenville Temple, 3rdGrafton Grafton, 3rdHenry Addington Sidmouth, 1stHenry John Temple Palmerston, 3rdHenry PelhamJohn Russell Kingston, 1stRobert Walpole Orford, 1stSpencer Compton Wilmington, 1stSpencer PercevalThomas Pelham-Holles Newcastle, 1stWilliam Cavendish Devonshire, 4thWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck Portland, 3rdWilliam Lamb Melbourne, 2ndWilliam Petty Shelburne, 2ndWilliam Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd

Provenance

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