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From 1754 to 1756, the Duke of Newcastle headed the government of Great Britain. After the death of the previous prime minister, his brother Henry Pelham, Newcastle had formed a new administration of Whigs. He remained in power until 1756 when his government collapsed following the fall of Minorca and the fierce criticism that he had come under for his handling of the Seven Years' War that was engulfing Europe.

Among the most influential members of the first Newcastle ministry was Henry Fox, who served as Leader of the House of Commons from November 1755, having initially entered the Cabinet in his earlier position of Secretary at War in December 1754.

Ministry

It is unclear who was a member of the Cabinet.

See also

• 11th Parliament of Great Britain
• 1754 British general election
• Great Britain in the Seven Years' War

Notes

1. Haydn 1851, p. 112
2. Haydn 1851, p. 168
3. Haydn 1851, p. 105
4. Haydn 1851, p. 119
5. Haydn 1851, p. 147
6. ^ Haydn 1851, p. 172
7. Haydn 1851, p. 192
8. Haydn 1851, p. 160
9. Haydn 1851, p. 401
10. Haydn 1851, p. 206
11. Haydn 1851, p. 209

Works cited

• Haydn, Joseph (1851), The Book of Dignities, London: Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans

Further reading

• Browning, Reed (2004), "Holles, Thomas Pelham-, duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and first duke of Newcastle under Lyme (1693–1768)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.), Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21801 (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Cook, Chris; John Stevenson (1988), British Historical Facts: 1688–1760, Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 43, ISBN 978-1-3490-2369-1

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