George Grenville

George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position ofPrime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham. He emerged as one of Cobham's Cubs, a group of young members of Parliament associated with Lord Cobham.

In 1754 Grenville became Treasurer of the Navy, a position he held twice until 1761. In October 1761 he chose to stay in government and accepted the new role of Leader of the Commons causing a rift with his brother-in-law and political ally William Pitt who had resigned. Grenville was subsequently made Northern Secretary and First Lord of the Admiraltyby the new Prime Minister Lord Bute. On 8 April 1763, Lord Bute resigned, and Grenville assumed his position as Prime Minister. His government tried to bring public spending under control and pursued an assertive foreign policy. His best known policy is the Stamp Act, a common tax in Great Britain onto the colonies in America, which provoked widespread opposition in Britain's American colonies and was later repealed. Grenville had increasingly strained relations with his colleagues and the King and in 1765 he was dismissed by George III and replaced by Lord Rockingham. For the last five years of his life Grenville led a group of his supporters in opposition and staged a public reconciliation with Pitt.

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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute KG, PC (25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792), styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was aScottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762–1763) under George III, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics. He was the first Prime Minister from Scotland following the Acts of Union in 1707.

John Estuardo (KG, PC) (* Londres, 25 de mayo de 1713 – 10 de marzo de 1792), escocés, fue ministro de Estado y primer ministro de Gran Bretaña de 1762 a 1763, fue un descendiente de la Casa de Estuardo. Firmaba Lord Mount Stuart. Tercer conde de Bute.

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle

Thomas Pelham-Holles, I duque de Newcastle-upon-Tyne (en su segunda creación) y I duque de Newcastle-under-Lyne, fue un estadista británico, nacido en Londres el 21 de julio de 1693, y fallecido el 17 de noviembre de 1768 en la misma ciudad.

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC (21 July 1693 – 17 November 1768) was a British Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle.

A protégé of Sir Robert Walpole, he served under him for more than twenty years, until 1742. He held power with his brother, Henry Pelham (the Prime Minister of Great Britain), until 1754. He had at this point served as a Secretary of State continuously for thirty years—dominating British foreign policy.

Henry Pelham

Henry Pelham (25 September 1694 – 6 March 1754) was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, the Duke of Newcastle, who succeeded Henry as Prime Minister.

Henry Pelham (25 de septiembre de 1694 en Laughton, Sussex– 6 marzo de 1754 en Londres) fue un político británicowhig, quien ejerció como Primer Ministro de Gran Bretaña desde 27 de agosto de 1743, hasta su muerte en 1754. Fue el hermano menor del duque de Newcastle que le sucedió como Primer Ministro. Fue también Ministro de Hacienda de Gran Bretaña desde el 12 de diciembre de 1743 hasta el 6 de marzo de 1754.

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Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (ca 1673– 2 July 1743) was a British Whig statesmanwho served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord Carteret, theSecretary of State for the Northern Department. He is considered to have been Britain's second Prime Minister, after Sir Robert Walpole.

Spencer Compton, I conde de Wilmington (18 de marzo 1673 – 2 de julio 1743) fue un hombre de estado británico del partido Whig que se desempeñó en forma ininterrumpida en el gobierno desde 1715 hasta su muerte. Fue el jefe nominal del gobierno desde 1742 hasta su muerte en 1743, aunque fue un mero substituto de Lord Carteret, quien era el líder real del gobierno y Secretario de Estado para el Departamento del Norte. Es considerado el segundo Primer Ministro de Gran Bretañadespués de Sir Robert Walpole.

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Robert Walpole

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although the exact dates of his dominance are a matter of scholarly debate, 1721-1742 are often used. He dominated the Walpole–Townshend Ministry and the Ministry and holds the record as the longest serving Prime Minister in British history. Critics called his system the "Robinocracy." Speck says that Walpole's uninterrupted run of 20 years as Prime Minister "is rightly regarded as one of the major feats of British political history.... Explanations are usually offered in terms of his expert handling of the political system after 1720, [and] his unique blending of the surviving powers of the crown with the increasing influence of the Commons.