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Henry Pelham
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Prime Minister of Great Britain; (1695-1754)
Henry Pelham was a Prime Minister of Great Britain who served from 1721 until his death in 1754, making him one of the longest-serving chief ministers in British history. He is considered an important figure in 18th-century British politics, though the provided context offers limited details about his specific accomplishments or legacy.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1695?
- Died
- 1754
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Exercise for the horse, dragoons, and foot forces
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1881-10-15
- Active to
- 1975-02-14
Discography
- Show Boat1994
- The Coming of Bill2010
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions
· 2016 · cited 15,435x
- Nonparametric Tests Against Trend
· 1945 · cited 14,285x
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History of Henry Pelham - GOV.UK
gov.uk →On the House of Lords: “Let them alone; they make better speeches for us than we can make for ourselves.” Henry Pelham was a skilled administrator and financial manager. He had to find the resources to fund the War of the Austrian succession and was always very mindful of the costs of war and diplomacy. His family was deeply involved in politics and his brother, the Duke of Newcastle, also became First Lord of the Treasury. Read more about Henry Pelham on the History of government blog . Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Pelham (25 September 1694 – 6 March 1754) was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 until his death in 1754. 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 Robert Walpole and the Earl of Wilmington.
Pelham's premiership was relatively uneventful in terms of domestic affairs, although it was during his premiership that Great Britain experienced the tumult of the 1745 Jacobite uprising. In foreign affairs, Britain fought in several wars. Two of Pelham's final acts were the Jewish Naturalization Act 1753, which allowed Jews to become naturalized by application to Parliament, and the Marriage Act 1753, which enumerated the minimum age of consent for marriage. On Pelham's death, his brother Newcastle took full control of the British government.
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