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18th century Prime Ministers[edit]

Prime Ministers during the 18th century were Prime Minister of England, Wales and Scotland (the United Kingdom of Great Britain, formed by the Act of Union 1707).

Name Portrait Term Place of birth County Country
Sir Robert Walpole
(from 1742 as Earl of Orford)
4 April 1721 - 11 February 1742 Houghton Hall Norfolk England
The Earl of Wilmington 16 February 1742 - 2 July 1743 Compton Wynyates Warwickshire England
Henry Pelham 27 August 1743 - 6 March 1754 Laughton Sussex England
The Duke of Newcastle 16 March 1754 - 16 November 1756 (1st term)

2 July 1757 - 26 May 1762 (2nd term)

- London England
The Duke of Devonshire 16 November 1756 - 25 June 1757 ? ? ?
The Earl of Bute 26 May 1762 - 16 April 1763 City of Westminster London England
George Grenville 16 April 1763 - 13 July 1765 - London England
The Marquess of Rockingham File:Charles-Wentworth.jpg 13 July 1765 - 30 July 1766 (1st term)

27 March 1782 - 1 July 1782 (2nd term)

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The Earl of Chatham, "William Pitt the Elder" 30 July 1766 - 14 October 1768 City of Westminster London England
The Duke of Grafton 14 October 1768 - 28 January 1770 ? ? ?
Lord North 28 January 1770 - 22 March 1782 City of Westminster London England
The Earl of Shelburne 4 July 1782 - 2 April 1783 Dublin County Dublin Ireland
The Duke of Portland 2 April 1783 - 19 December 1783 (1st term)
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William Pitt the Younger 19 December 1783 - 14 March 1801 (1st term)
Hayes Kent England