British Prime Minister. A member of the Whig patty, he served in this position from 1743 until his death. He received his education from Westminster School and matriculated at King's College, Cambridge, and then Hart Hall, Oxford. In 1721 he was chosen as Lord of the Treasury and the following year he was elected as MP for Sussex County. In 1724 he entered the ministry as Secretary of War but exchanged it in 1730 for the more lucrative one of Paymaster of the Forces. In 1742 he was appointed Prime Minister and during his tenure, the Consolidation Act was passed in 1749 that reorganizing the British Royal Navy and two years later, the British calendar was reorganized as well (New Year's Day became 1 January); and Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar. Other legislation included the Gin Act (1751), designed to reduce alcohol consumption, the Jew Bill (1753), which allowed Jews to become naturalized by application to Parliament, and the Marriage Act (1753), which enumerated the minimum age of consent for marriage. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by his older brother, Thomas Pelham-Holles,1st Duke of Newcastle.
British Prime Minister. A member of the Whig patty, he served in this position from 1743 until his death. He received his education from Westminster School and matriculated at King's College, Cambridge, and then Hart Hall, Oxford. In 1721 he was chosen as Lord of the Treasury and the following year he was elected as MP for Sussex County. In 1724 he entered the ministry as Secretary of War but exchanged it in 1730 for the more lucrative one of Paymaster of the Forces. In 1742 he was appointed Prime Minister and during his tenure, the Consolidation Act was passed in 1749 that reorganizing the British Royal Navy and two years later, the British calendar was reorganized as well (New Year's Day became 1 January); and Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar. Other legislation included the Gin Act (1751), designed to reduce alcohol consumption, the Jew Bill (1753), which allowed Jews to become naturalized by application to Parliament, and the Marriage Act (1753), which enumerated the minimum age of consent for marriage. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by his older brother, Thomas Pelham-Holles,1st Duke of Newcastle.
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