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Headword Date Article Type
Sir Robert Walpole resigns all offices; the Earl of Wilmington becomes Prime Minister 1742 - 1742 T Note
Henry Pelham becomes Prime Minister 1743 - 1754 T
Duke of Newcastle becomes Prime Minister for the first time 1754 - 1756 T
Duke of Devonshire becomes Prime Minister 1756 - 1757 T Note
Duke of Newcastle becomes Prime Minister for the second time 1757 - 1762 T Note
Reign of King George III 1760 - 1820 T Note
Earl of Bute becomes Prime Minister 1762 - 1763 T
George Grenville becomes Prime Minister 1763 - 1765 T
Earl of Bute's ministry falls 1763 T
The Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister for the first time 1765 - 1766 T Note
William Pitt the Elder becomes Prime Minister 1766 - 1768 T
The Duke of Grafton becomes Prime Minister 1768 - 1770 T
Lord North becomes Prime Minister 1770 - 1782 T
The Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister for a second term 1782 - 1782 T Note
The Earl of Shelburne becomes Prime Minister 1782 - 1783 T Note
The Duke of Portland becomes Prime Minister for the first time 1783 - 1783 T
William Pitt receives strong support in the General election 1784 T
Parliament dissolved, Pitt gains majority in ensuing election 1784 T Note
William Pitt's power consolidated by the General election 1790 T
Pitt increases government majority in election 1790 T

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