What is Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington?
{{Infobox officeholder | name=The Earl of Wilmington | image=Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington.jpg | order=[[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] | term_start=16 February 1742 | term_end=2 July 1743 | predecessor =[[Robert Walpole]] | successor =[[Henry Pelham]] | birth_date ={{circa|1674}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/spencer-compton-1st-earl-of-wilmington | title=History of Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington - GOV.UK }}</ref> | birth_place =[[Compton Wynyates]], [[Warwickshire]] | death_date ={{death date and age|1743|7|2|1674|3|18|df=y}} | death_place =[[St James' Square]], [[London]] | party=n/a ([[British Whig Party|Whig]]) }} '''Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington,''' [[Order of the Garter|KG]], [[Order of the Bath|KB]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (1674–2 July 1743) was a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] [[British Whig Party|Whig]] [[politician|statesman]] and [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister of Great Britain]]. Compton served in government from 1715, and as the head of [[government]] from 1742 until his death in 1743. Compton worked closely with Lord Carteret, to get the support of the various factions making up the Government. [[John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville|Lord Carteret]], was the [[Secretary of State|Secretary of State for the Northern Department]], which later became the [[Home Office]]. ==Styles from birth to death== *The Hon. Spencer Compton (1674-1698) *The Hon. Spencer Compton, MP (1698-1710) *The Hon. Spencer Compton (1710-1713) *The Hon. Spencer Compton, MP (1713-1716) *The Rt. Hon. Spencer Compton, MP (1716-1725) *The Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Compton, KB, MP (1725-1728) *The Rt. Hon. The Lord Wilmington, KB, PC (1728-1730) *The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Wilmington, KB, PC (1730-1733) *The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Wilmington, KG, KB, PC (1733-1743) == References == {{reflist}} {{UKPrimeMinisters}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilmington, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of}} [[Category:16