He appointed noted sandwich namesake John Montague to First Lord of the Admiralty using political capital won when the Duc de Choiseul was unable to convince the French king to join the Spanish in war over the Falklands.
He appointed noted sandwich namesake John Montague to First Lord of the Admiralty using political capital won when the Duc de Choiseul was unable to convince the French king to join the Spanish in war over the Falklands. As a Member of Parliament he initiated the exile of John Wilkes, but he reconciled with Wilkes after that man defended the Bank of England against rioters angry at the Papist Acts passed during his ministry. He briefly returned to power when he joined a coalition with the radical Whig Charles Fox, after he became the first PM to be ousted by a vote of no confidence after putting down the Gordon Riots and failing to achieve his "Conciliation Plan." For 10 points name this Prime Minister who served during the battles of Lexington and Yorktown and has been blamed for losing the American Revolution.
He appointed noted sandwich namesake John Montague to First Lord of the Admiralty using political capital won when the Duc de Choiseul was unable to convince the French king to join the Spanish in war over the Falklands.
Frederick {North}, 2nd Earl of Guilford