John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville

The Right Honourable The Earl Granville KG PC
The Earl Granville, by William Hoare
Lord President of the Council
In office 17 June 1751 – 2 January 1763
Monarch	George II George III
Prime Minister	Henry Pelham Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle Earl John Stuart of Bute
Preceded by	Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
Succeeded by	John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
In office 12 February 1742 – 24 November 1744
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	The Earl of Wilmingtom Henry Pelham
Preceded by	The Lord Harrington
Succeeded by	The Earl of Harrington
In office 5 February 1721 – 21 February 1721
Monarch	George I
Prime Minister	The Earl of Sunderland as First Lord of the Treasury
Preceded by	The Earl Stanhope
Succeeded by	The Viscount Townshend
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 6 May 1724 – 23 June 1730
Monarch	George I George II
Prime Minister	Robert Walpole
Preceded by	Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
Succeeded by	Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
In office 4 March 1721 – 31 March 1724
Monarch	George I
Prime Minister	Robert Walpole
Preceded by	James Craggs the Younger
Succeeded by	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Personal details
Born	John Carteret 22 April 1690 Westminster, Middlesex, Kingdom of England
Died	2 January 1763(1763-01-02) (aged 72) Westminster, Middlesex, Kingdom of Great Britain
Spouse(s)	Frances Worsley (m. 1710; d. 1743) Sophia Fermor (m. 1744; d. 1745)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark KG PC (/kɑːrtəˈrɛt/; 22 April 1690 – 2 January 1763), commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763; he worked extremely closely with the Prime Minister of the country, Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington in order to manage the various factions of the Government.

The family of Carteret was settled in the Channel Islands, and was of Norman descent. John was the son of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (1667–1695), by his marriage with Lady Grace Granville (3 September 1654 - 18 October 1744), daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (29 August 1628 - August 1701). On his mother's side of the family he was a descendant of the Elizabethan admiral Sir Richard Grenville, famous for his death in the Revenge at the Battle of Flores.
John was Seigneur of Sark from 1715 to 1720 when he sold the fief. He held (in absentia) the office of Bailiff of Jersey from 1715.