18th Century Flashcards
Term; 3rd April 1721 - 11th February 1742
Elections; 1722, 1727, 1734, 1741
Party; Whig
Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745, aged 68)
Term; 16th February 1742 - 2nd July 1743
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
Spencer Compton (1674-1743, aged 69) 1st Earl of Wilmington
Term; 27th August - 6th March 1754
Elections; 1747
Party - Whig
Henry Pelham (1694-1754, aged 59)
Term; 16th March 1754 - 11th November 1756
Elections; 1754
Party; Whig
Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768, aged 75)
1st Duke of Newcastle.
Term; 16th November 1756 - 29th June 1757
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
William Cavendish (1720-1764, aged 44) 4th Duke of Devonshire
Term; 29th June 1757 - 26th May 1762
Elections; 1761
Party; Whig
Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768, aged 75)
1st Duke of Newcastle.
Term; 26th May 1762 - 8th April 1763
Elections; Unelected
Party; Tory
John Stuart (1713-1792, aged 78) 3rd Earl of Bute
Term; 16th April 1763 - 10th July 1765
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
George Grenville (1712-1770, aged 58)
Term; 13th July 1765 - 30th July 1766
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
Charles Watson-Wentworth (1730-1782, aged 52)
2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Term; 30th July 1766 - 14th October 1768
Elections; 1768
Party; Whig
William Pitt the Elder (1708-1778, aged 69)
1st Earl of Chatham
Term; 14th October 1768 - 28th January 1770
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
August Fitzroy (1735-1811, aged 75) 3rd Duke of Grafton
Term; 28th January 1770 - 27th March 1782
Elections; 1774 & 1780
Party; Tory
Frederick North (1732-1792, aged 60) Lord North
Term; 27th March 1782 - 1st July 1782
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
Charles Watson-Wentworth (1730-1782, aged 52)
2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Term; 4th July 1782 - 26th March 1783
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
William Petty (1737-1805, aged 68) 2nd Earl of Shelburne
Term; 2nd April 1783 - 18th December 1783
Elections; Unelected
Party; Whig
William Cavendish-Bentinck (1738-1809, aged 71)
3rd Duke of Portland