The Earl of Bath | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Earl of Bath, 1761 | |
| Prime Minister of Great Britain | |
Disputed | |
| In office 10 February 1746 – 12 February 1746 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Henry Pelham |
| Succeeded by | Henry Pelham |
| Secretary at War | |
| In office 1714–1717 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | Francis Gwyn |
| Succeeded by | James Craggs the Younger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Pulteney 22 March 1684 Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 7 July 1764 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Anna Maria Gumley
(m. 1714; died 1758) |
| Children | William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Cabinet | Short-lived ministry |
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, PC (22 March 1684 – 7 July 1764) was an English Whig politician and peer who sat in the British House of Commons from 1707 to 1742 when he was raised to the peerage as the Earl of Bath by George II of Great Britain. He is sometimes represented as having served as First Lord of the Treasury and Prime Minister of Great Britain as part of the short-lived ministry in 1746, although most modern sources do not consider him to have held the office.