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Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington,
KG
,
KB
,
PC
(1674?2 July 1743) was a
British
Whig
statesman
and
Prime Minister of Great Britain
.
Compton served in government from 1715, and as the head of
government
from 1742 until his death in 1743.
Compton worked closely with Lord Carteret, to get the support of the various factions making up the Government.
Lord Carteret
, was the
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
, which later became the
Home Office
.
- The Hon. Spencer Compton (1674-1698)
- The Hon. Spencer Compton, MP (1698-1710)
- The Hon. Spencer Compton (1710-1713)
- The Hon. Spencer Compton, MP (1713-1716)
- The Rt. Hon. Spencer Compton, MP (1716-1725)
- The Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Compton, KB, MP (1725-1728)
- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Wilmington, KB, PC (1728-1730)
- The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Wilmington, KB, PC (1730-1733)
- The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Wilmington, KG, KB, PC (1733-1743)