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Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1673)

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Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1742 to 1743

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death in 1743. He sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1728, and was then raised to the peerage and sat in the House of…
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Head of government of the United Kingdom

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet, and selects its ministers. Modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of…
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July 2

Day of the year

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year.
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