The Earl Granville | |
|---|---|
 The Earl Granville by William Hoare | |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 17 June 1751 – 2 January 1763 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Dorset |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Bedford |
| Secretary of State for the Northern Department | |
| In office 12 February 1742 – 24 November 1744 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Harrington |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Harrington |
| In office 5 February 1721 – 21 February 1721 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Sunderland (as First Lord of the Treasury) |
| Preceded by | The Earl Stanhope |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Townshend |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 6 May 1724 – 23 June 1730 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Walpole |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Grafton |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Dorset |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | |
| In office 4 March 1721 – 31 March 1724 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Prime Minister | Robert Walpole |
| Preceded by | James Craggs the Younger |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Carteret 22 April 1690 Westminster, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 2 January 1763 (aged 72) Westminster, Middlesex, Great Britain |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouses | |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, KG, PC (/kɑːrtəˈrɛt/; 22 April 1690 – 2 January 1763), commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763 and worked closely with the Prime Minister of the country, Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, to manage the various factions of the Government.[1][2] He was Seigneur of Sark from 1715 to 1720, when he sold the fief. He held (in absentia) the office of Bailiff of Jersey from 1715 to 1763.[citation needed]
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, p. 153.