Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

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.

Styles from birth to death
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)

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Category:1674 births
Category:1743 deaths
Category:British Earls
Category:Knights of the Garter
Category:Knights of the Bath
Category:Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom