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Journal of Liberal History

On This Day

27 August 1743

Henry Pelham becomes Prime Minister

Key members of the government included the two Secretaries of State, Lord Carteret and Pelham’s brother the Duke of Newcastle. Pelham held the post until his death on 6 March 1754, combining the job with that of Chancellor of the Exchequer from December 1743. He was succeeded by Newcastle.