Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Wilmington KG KB PC |
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Wilmington, ca. 1710.
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| Prime Minister of Great Britain | |
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In office 16 February 1742 – 2 July 1743 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Walpole |
| Succeeded by | Henry Pelham |
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In office 31 December 1730 – 13 February 1742 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Walpole |
| Preceded by | Lord Trevor |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Harrington |
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c. 1673 Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 2 July 1743 (aged 70) St James's, Middlesex, England |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Religion | Church of England |
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Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, KG, KB, PC (c. 1673 – 2 July 1743) was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the Prime Minister from 1742 until his death in 1743. He is considered to have been Britain's second Prime Minister, after Sir Robert Walpole, but worked extremely closely with the Secretary of State, Lord Carteret, in order to secure the support of the various factions making up the Governemnt.
Compton, the third son of the 3rd Earl of Northampton, was educated at St Paul's and at Trinity College, Oxford. Thereafter he was admitted into Middle Temple. He entered the House of Commons for the first time in 1698, representing Eye in Suffolk. Although his family were High Tories, he turned to the Whigs after a quarrel with his brother, the 4th Earl of Northampton. In Parliament he soon stood out as prominent amongst the Whigs and began a partnership with Robert Walpole that would last for over forty years.
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