Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

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

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Who was born first?

• Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington was born 2 years before Robert Walpole
• Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington was born 19 years before Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington was born 20 years before Henry Pelham
• Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington was born 34 years before William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
• Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington was born 38 years before George Grenville

Timeline

1. Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (this page)circa 1674 – July 2, 1743
2. Robert WalpoleAugust 26, 1676 – March 18, 1745
3. Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-TyneJuly 21, 1693 – November 17, 1768
4. Henry PelhamSeptember 25, 1694 – March 6, 1754
5. William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamNovember 15, 1708 – May 11, 1778
6. George GrenvilleOctober 14, 1712 – November 13, 1770

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