The office of Prime Minister has been based on convention and has been shaped by personal and political factors. Originally published in 1974 (volume 1) and 1975 (volume 2), beginning with Robert Walpole and including Edward Heath, the political biographies of its holders (forty-seven in all) are presented here.
The office of Prime Minister has been based on convention and has been shaped by personal and political factors. Originally published in 1974 (volume 1) and 1975 (volume 2), beginning with Robert Walpole and including Edward Heath, the political biographies of its holders (forty-seven in all) are presented here.
Herbert van Thal (1904-1983) was a British bookseller, publisher, agent, biographer, and anthologist.
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Introduction The Office of Prime Minister G. W. Jones. 1. Sir Robert Walpole (1721 42) Geoffrey Holmes 2. The Earl of Wilmington (1742 43) Herbert Van Thal 3. Henry Pelham (1743 54) A. N. Newman 4. The Duke of Newcastle (1745 56; 1757 62) H. T. Dickinson 5. The Duke of Devonshire (1756 57) G. M. D. Howat 6. The Earl of Bute (1762 63) John Brewer 7. George Grenville (1763 65) P. D. G. Thomas 8. The Marquis of Rockingham (1765 66; April July 1782) Paul Langford 9. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1766 68) Stanley Ayling 10. The Duke of Grafton (1768 70) Peter Durrant 11. Lord North (1770 82) John Cannon 12. The Earl of Shelburne (1782 83) Frank O'Gorman 13. The Duke of Portland (April December 1783; 1807 09) E. A. Smith 14. William Pitt 'the Younger' (1783 1801; 1804 06) Peter Douglas Brown 15. Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (1801 04) Philip Ziegler 16. Lord Grenville (1806 07) Peter Jupp 17. Spencer Perceval (1809 12) Joyce Marlow 18. The Earl of Liverpool (1812 27) Norman Gash 19. George Canning (April August 1827) Elizabeth Longford 20. Viscount Goderich (1827 28) J. W. Derry 21. The Duke of Wellington (1828 30) John Clark 22. Earl Grey (1828 30) George Woodbridge 23. Viscount Melbourne (1834, 1835 9, 1839 41) Dorothy Marshall 24. Sir Robert Peel (1834 5, 1841 5, 1845 6) Asa Briggs. Notes on the Authors.
Introduction The Office of Prime Minister G. W. Jones. 1. Sir Robert Walpole (1721 42) Geoffrey Holmes 2. The Earl of Wilmington (1742 43) Herbert Van Thal 3. Henry Pelham (1743 54) A. N. Newman 4. The Duke of Newcastle (1745 56; 1757 62) H. T. Dickinson 5. The Duke of Devonshire (1756 57) G. M. D. Howat 6. The Earl of Bute (1762 63) John Brewer 7. George Grenville (1763 65) P. D. G. Thomas 8. The Marquis of Rockingham (1765 66; April July 1782) Paul Langford 9. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1766 68) Stanley Ayling 10. The Duke of Grafton (1768 70) Peter Durrant 11. Lord North (1770 82) John Cannon 12. The Earl of Shelburne (1782 83) Frank O'Gorman 13. The Duke of Portland (April December 1783; 1807 09) E. A. Smith 14. William Pitt 'the Younger' (1783 1801; 1804 06) Peter Douglas Brown 15. Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (1801 04) Philip Ziegler 16. Lord Grenville (1806 07) Peter Jupp 17. Spencer Perceval (1809 12) Joyce Marlow 18. The Earl of Liverpool (1812 27) Norman Gash 19. George Canning (April August 1827) Elizabeth Longford 20. Viscount Goderich (1827 28) J. W. Derry 21. The Duke of Wellington (1828 30) John Clark 22. Earl Grey (1828 30) George Woodbridge 23. Viscount Melbourne (1834, 1835 9, 1839 41) Dorothy Marshall 24. Sir Robert Peel (1834 5, 1841 5, 1845 6) Asa Briggs. Notes on the Authors.
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