First_Newcastle_ministry

First Newcastle ministry

First Newcastle ministry

Government of Great Britain


From 1754 to 1756, the Duke of Newcastle headed the government of Great Britain. After the death of the previous prime minister, his brother Henry Pelham, Newcastle had formed a new administration of Whigs. He remained in power until 1756 when his government collapsed following the fall of Minorca and the fierce criticism that he had come under for his handling of the Seven Years' War that was engulfing Europe.

Newcastle

Among the most influential members of the first Newcastle ministry was Henry Fox, who served as Leader of the House of Commons from November 1755, having initially entered the Cabinet in his earlier position of Secretary at War in December 1754.

Ministry

It is unclear who was a member of the Cabinet.

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Notes

References

  • Browning, Reed (2004), "Holles, Thomas Pelham-, duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and first duke of Newcastle under Lyme (1693–1768)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.), Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21801 (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  • Cook, Chris; John Stevenson (1988), British Historical Facts: 16881760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 43, ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1
  • Haydn, Joseph (1851), The Book of Dignities, London: Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans
Preceded by Government of Great Britain
16 March 1754 – 11 November 1756 (1754-03-16 1756-11-11)
Succeeded by

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