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Portrait of Spencer Compton Godfrey Kneller , c.1710Carteret by William Hoare , c.1751 The Carteret ministry was the Whig government of Great Britain that held office from 1742 to 1744, following the defeat of the Walpole ministry by a margin of one vote.[ 1] Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington , until his death in 1743. He was succeeded in the role of prime minister by Henry Pelham .
The ministry derives its name from John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret . He served as Northern Secretary throughout until his resignation, having been the mainstay of whom the respective prime ministers were dependent for support.
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Works cited
Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760 ISBN 978-1-349-02369-1 Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970), "III. The Second Whig Opposition, 1722–42" , in R. Sedgwick (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754 , ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3 , retrieved 22 March 2019 – via History of Parliament Online
Further reading
Black, Jeremy (2016), British Politics and Foreign Policy, 1727–44 ISBN 978-1-317-17163-8 Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970), "IV. Oppositions, 1742–4 and 1747–51" , in R. Sedgwick (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754 , ISBN 978-0-11-880098-3 , retrieved 7 October 2020 – via History of Parliament Online Venning, Timothy (2005), Compendium of British Office Holders ISBN 978-0-230-50587-2
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