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Carteret ministry

Carteret ministry

Government of Great Britain

The Carteret ministry was the Whig government of Great Britain that held office from 1742 to 1744, following the defeat of the Walpole ministry by a margin of one vote.[1] The nominal head of the ministry was Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, until his death in 1743. He was succeeded in the role of prime minister by Henry Pelham.

Carteret

The ministry derives its name from John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret. He served as Northern Secretary throughout until his resignation, having been the mainstay of whom the respective prime ministers were dependent for support.

Ministry

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Sedgwick 1970 Open access icon
  2. [2]
    Cook & Stevenson 1988, p. 41

References

  • Black, Jeremy (2016), British Politics and Foreign Policy, 1727–44, Taylor & Francis, p. 265, ISBN 978-1-317-17163-8
  • Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
  • Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970), "III. The Second Whig Opposition, 1722–42", in R. Sedgwick (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754, ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3, retrieved 22 March 2019 – via History of Parliament Online
  • Venning, Timothy (2005), Compendium of British Office Holders, Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 104, ISBN 978-0-230-50587-2

Further reading

Preceded by Government of Great Britain
12 February 1742 – 24 November 1744 (1742-02-12 – 1744-11-24)		 Succeeded by
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