John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville by William Hoare

The Carteret ministry was the Whig government of

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that held office from 1742 to 1744, following the defeat of the Walpole ministry by a margin of one vote. The nominal head of the ministry was

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, (2 July 1743) was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1728, and was then raised ...

, until his death in 1743. He was succeeded in the role of prime minister by

Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (25 September 1694 – 6 March 1754) was a British Whig statesman who served as 3rd 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 ...

. The ministry derives its name from John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret. He served as

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throughout until his resignation, having been the mainstay of whom the respective prime ministers were dependent for support.

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