Do you approve or disapprove of Pelham's overall performance as Prime Minister?
Previous Results:
Robert Walpole - 86%
Spencer Compton - 76%
So it seems last week's thread resulted in some rather pleasant discussion, so I'll continue this series up until it gains no responses at all or until we reach the end.
Also, I just wondered if people wanted these threads a bit more frequently, I picked Sundays because I figured that's when people have the most free time, but if we want it to be a biweekly feature then I could do a thread on Wednesdays as well.
3. Henry Pelham
| Portrait | Henry Pelham |
|---|---|
| Post Nominal Letters | PC, FRS |
| In Office | 27 August 1743 - 6 March 1754 |
| Sovereign | King George II |
| General Elections | 1747 |
| Party | [Whig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whigs_(British_political_party%29) |
| Ministries | Carteret, Broad Bottom (I-III) |
| Parliament | MP for Sussex |
| Other Ministerial Offices | First Lord of the Treasury; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Leader of the House of Commons |
| Records | 'Shortest Interval' between terms as Pelham resigned on 10 February 1746 but returned two days later after Lord Bath failed to form a ministry; First Prime Minister to never lead from the House of Lords; First Prime Minister to be a veteran; 2nd Prime Minister to die in office. |
Significant Events:
- War of the Austrian Succession
- Jacobite Rising
- Two of the Carnatic Wars
- War of Jenkins' Ear
- Adoption of the Gregorian Calender
- Jewish Naturalisation Act
- Marriage Act
4. First Duke of Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles
| Portrait | Duke of Newcastle |
|---|
I've seen sources saying both (the Boston MFA says stepbrother but other sources, including Wikipedia, say half-brother).
