Category: PMs on the Pan
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Strong and Stable Prime Minister, Henry Pelham
Eighteenth Century British Prime Minister No.3 Henry PelhamPrime Minister: 1743-1754 (10 years + 192 days)Political faction: WhigPredecessor: Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington[Life: 25 September, 1694 – 6 March, 1754] Click to read Overview of ‘PMs on the Pan‘ ‘PM on the Pan’ Take Aways Check out my On the Pan…
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The Earl of Wilmington is Britain’s Forgotten PM
Eighteenth Century British Prime Minister No.2 Spencer Compton, Earl of WilmingtonPrime Minister: 1742-1743 (1 year + 137 days)Political faction: WhigPredecessor: Sir Robert Walpole[Life: 1674 (DoB unknown) – 2 July, 1743] Click to read Overview of ‘PMs on the Pan‘ ‘PM on the Pan’ Take Aways Check out my On the…
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Robert Walpole – Britain’s First Prime Minister
Eighteenth Century British Prime Minister No.1 Sir Robert WalpolePrime Minister: 1721-1742Political faction: WhigPredecessor: Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland[Life: 26 August, 1676 – 18 March, 1745] Click to read Overview of ‘PMs on the Pan‘ ‘PM on the Pan’ Take Aways Check out my On the Pan series of posts NotesThe…
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Coming Soon: Prime Ministers on the Pan!
Today, Genius Fan kicks off the PMs on the Pan series, looking at those politicians who led the government of Eighteenth century Britain: the Prime Ministers. See them, one by one, sitting on the toilet every Monday starting 5 January, 2026. But why put them on the pan (for ‘pan’…