{"slug": "prime-minister-of-great-britain", "label": "Prime Minister of Great Britain", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 20, "years": 17, "span": [1721, 1805], "span_label": ["1721 CE", "1805 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 12}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}], "related": [{"slug": "william-pitt-the-younger", "label": "William Pitt the Younger", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "robert-walpole", "label": "Robert Walpole", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "january", "label": "January", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "parliament-of-great-britain", "label": "Parliament of Great Britain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chancellor-of-the-exchequer", "label": "Chancellor of the Exchequer", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1721, "year_label": "1721 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 4", "text": "April 4 – Robert Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister of Great Britain (although this is more a term of disparagement at this time).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367153403#April–June", "title": "1721", "revid": 1367153403, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1730, "year_label": "1730 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 13", "text": "May 13 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1782)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369560881#Births", "title": "1730", "revid": 1369560881, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1735, "year_label": "1735 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 22", "text": "September 22 – Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, becomes the first British premier to move into London's 10 Downing Street.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365121192#July–September", "title": "1735", "revid": 1365121192, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1737, "year_label": "1737 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 2", "text": "May 2 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1805)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367176390#Births", "title": "1737", "revid": 1367176390, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1742, "year_label": "1742 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 16", "text": "February 16 – Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360184270#January–March", "title": "1742", "revid": 1360184270, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1742, "year_label": "1742 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – Robert Walpole is made Earl of Orford, and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, effectively ending his period as Prime Minister of Great Britain. On his formally relinquishing office five days later, he will have served 20 years and 314 days as Prime Minister, the longest single term ever, and also longer than the accumulated terms of any other British Prime Minister.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360184270#January–March", "title": "1742", "revid": 1360184270, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1756, "year_label": "1756 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 16", "text": "November 16 – Thomas Pelham-Holles, the Duke of Newcastle, is forced to resign as Prime Minister of Great Britain after the British lose the Battle of Minorca to the French. The office of Prime Minister remains vacant for eight months with William Pitt and the Duke of Devonshire leading the cabinet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349937992#October–December", "title": "1756", "revid": 1349937992, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1757, "year_label": "1757 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – The Duke of Newcastle is asked to form a new government of Great Britain and fills the office of Prime Minister of Great Britain, after his forced resignation eight months earlier. 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British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger fights a duel against opposition politician George Tierney", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366050846#January–June", "title": "1798", "revid": 1366050846, "section": "Events › January–June"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 7", "text": "May 7 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1737)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357161554#January–June", "title": "1805", "revid": 1357161554, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}]}