UK Prime Ministers: Titles
Up until the end of the 19th century, the majority of Britain's Prime Ministers were members of the aristocracy,
and the House of Lords. It's not unheard of to be given the name of one of these Prime Ministers and asked for his title.
This table does not include those whose titles included their surnames: Lord (Frederick) North,
Baron (William) Grenville, Earl (Charles) Grey, and Lord (John) Russell.
|
Name |
Dates |
|
Title |
2 |
Spencer Compton |
1742–3 |
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Earl of WILMINGTON |
4 |
William Pulteney |
1746 |
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Earl of BATH |
5 |
Thomas Pellham–Holles |
1754–6 |
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Duke of NEWCASTLE |
6 |
William Cavendish |
1756–7 |
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Duke of DEVONSHIRE |
7 |
John Stuart |
1762–3 |
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Earl of BUTE |
9 |
Charles Watson–Wentworth |
1765–6 |
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Marquess of ROCKINGHAM |
11 |
Augustus FitzRoy |
1768–70 |
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Duke of GRAFTON |
13 |
William Petty |
1782–3 |
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Earl of SHELBURNE |
14 |
William Cavendish–Bentinck |
1783,
1807–9 |
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Duke of PORTLAND |
19 |
Robert Jenkinson |
1812–27 |
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Earl of LIVERPOOL |
21 |
Frederick John Robinson |
1827–8 |
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Viscount GODERICH |
22 |
Arthur Wellesley |
1828–30 |
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Duke of WELLINGTON |
24 |
William Lamb |
1834,
1835–41 |
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Viscount MELBOURNE |
27 |
Edward Smith–Stanley |
1852,
1858–9,
1866–8 |
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Earl of DERBY |
28 |
George Hamilton–Gordon |
1852–5 |
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Earl of ABERDEEN |
29 |
Henry John Temple |
1855–1858, 1859–65 |
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Viscount PALMERSTON |
32 |
Robert Gascoyne–Cecil |
1885–6, 1886–92, 1895–1902 |
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Marquess of SALISBURY |
33 |
Archibald Primrose |
1894–1895 |
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Earl of ROSEBERY |
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