James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, English historian and politician (died 1763)

James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave

British politician

James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, was a British politician who is sometimes regarded as one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history. His brief tenure as First Lord of the Treasury is lent a more lasting significance by his memoirs, which are regarded as…