Henry Pelham
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The Right Honourable Henry Pelham FRS |
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| Prime Minister of Great Britain | |
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In office 27 August 1743 – 6 March 1754 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Wilmington |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 12 December 1743 – 6 March 1754 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Samuel Sandys |
| Succeeded by | William Lee |
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25 September 1694 Laughton, Sussex, England |
| Died | 6 March 1754 (aged 59) St James's, Middlesex, England |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Manners (m. 1726) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Hart Hall, Oxford |
| Religion | Church of England |
Henry Pelham, PC, FRS (25 September 1694 – 6 March 1754) was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, who served in Pelham's government and succeeded him as Prime Minister. Pelham is generally considered to have been Britain's third Prime Minister after Sir Robert Walpole and the Earl of Wilmington.
Pelham's premiership was relatively uneventful in terms of domestic affairs. In foreign affairs, Great Britain fought in several wars. Upon Pelham's death, his brother Newcastle took full control of the ministry.
Pelham, Newcastle's younger brother, was a younger son of the Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham and his wife, the former Lady Grace Holles, daughter of Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare and Grace Pierrepont. He was educated at Westminster School and Hart Hall, Oxford. Hertford College Oxford, the present-day incarnation of Hart Hall, still honours him in the title of its most prestigious drinking club, the Sir Henry Pelham Gentlemen's Sporting Society. As a volunteer he served in Dormer's regiment at the Battle of Preston in 1715, spent some time on the Continent, and in 1717 entered Parliament for Seaford in Sussex which he represented until 1722.
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