Robert Walpole's successor with big shoes to fill
An episode for examining Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, the favourite nonentity of George II, and for connected purposes. Errata Lord Wilmington was later given an additional 0.5 points for Practice, as he was First Lord of the Treasury. Sources The Prime Ministers Iain Dale (2020) Gimson's Prime Ministers Andrew Gimson (2018) https://artandthecountryhouse.com/catalogues/catalogues-index/spencer-compton-1st-earl-of-wilmington-16731743 http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/compton-hon-spencer-1674-1743 https://www.theinfolist.com/php/SummaryGet.php?FindGo=Spencer_Compton,_1st_Earl_Of_Wilmington https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/compton-hon-spencer-1674-1743 Thanks Totalus Rankium for the use of ‘Sweet and Honourable’
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