Thomas Pelham-Holles

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Thomas Pelham-Holles was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and was a key political figure during the early Georgian era.

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instanceOf British politician
Duke
Prime Minister of Great Britain
human
birthDate 1693-07-21
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1768-11-17
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Clare College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Westminster School
era Georgian era
familyName Pelham-Holles
father Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham
fullName Thomas Pelham-Holles
givenName Thomas
honorificPrefix The Most Noble
memberOf House of Lords
monarchDuringTerm George II
George III
mother Grace Holles
nobleTitle 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
linked to: Duke of Newcastle

1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
notableFor dominant role in Whig politics during the early Georgian era
influence over patronage and elections
leadership during the early stages of the Seven Years' War
occupation politician
statesman
parliamentaryGroup Whig Party
politicalAlignment Whig Party
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
Lord Chamberlain
Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex
Lord Privy Seal
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
precededByAsPrimeMinister Henry Pelham
primeMinisterTermEnd 1756-11-16
1762-05-26
primeMinisterTermStart 1754-03-16
1757-06-29
religion Anglicanism
sibling Henry Pelham
style His Grace
succeededByAsPrimeMinister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
linked to: Lord Bute

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

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Thomas Pelham-Holles fullName Thomas Pelham-Holles