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Henry Pelham (Whig, 1743-1754)

Posted by: Andrew Thompson, Posted on: 17 December 2014 - Categories: No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers, Prime Ministers and No. 10

Henry Pelham’s tenure as First Lord of the Treasury continued the direction and style of politics inaugurated by his mentor, Robert Walpole. Pelham was the second surviving son of Thomas Pelham, first Baron Pelham of Laughton, and his second wife …

Sir Robert Walpole (Whig, 1721-1742)

Posted by: Andrew Thompson, Posted on: 20 November 2014 - Categories: No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers, Prime Ministers and No. 10

“My Lord Bath, you and I are now as insignificant men as any in England.” Today often viewed as the first British Prime Minister, Walpole was described by contemporary opponents as the ‘Screen-Master General’, adept at pulling all the political …