Carteret ministry

The Carteret ministry was the British ministry that was in office between 1742 and 1744 following the defeat of Sir Robert Walpole's ministry by a margin of 1 vote. The head of the ministry was Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, until his death in 1743. He was succeeded in the role of prime minister by Henry Pelham.

The ministry derived its name from John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. He was the secretary of state and somebody upon whom the respective prime ministers were dependent for support.

List of ministers

Office	Name	Date
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	The Earl of Wilmington	16 February 1742 –  2 July 1743
	Henry Pelham	1743 – 1744
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Hardwicke	1742 – 1744
Lord President of the Council	The Earl of Harrington	1742 – 1744
Lord Privy Seal	The Lord Gower	1742 – 1743
	The Earl of Cholmondeley	1743 – 1744
Northern Secretary	John Cateret, 2nd Earl Granville	1742 – 1744
Southern Secretary	The Duke of Newcastle	1742 – 1743
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Samuel Sandys	1742 – 1743
	Henry Pelham	1743 – 1744
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Montagu	1742 – 1743
Secretary at War	Thomas Winnington	1741 – 1744
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Earl of Winchilsea	1742 – 1744
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Earl of Cholmondeley	1742 – 1743
	The Lord Edgcumbe	1743 – 1744
Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham	1742 – 1743
	Thomas Winnington	1743 – 1744

References

• Venning, T. (2005). Compendium of British Office Holders. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 104.