The Bath–Granville ministry,
[ ] better known as the "short-lived" ministry, was a ministry of
Patriot Whigs that existed briefly in February 1746.
On 10 February, with the resignation of
Henry Pelham and the
Cobhamites,
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, undertook the formation of a ministry with
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, the former
Northern Secretary. However, it only lasted two days, collapsing on 12 February (even before all the ministers could be appointed), and Pelham was reappointed by
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to resume the
Broad Bottom ministry on 14 February.
Cabinet
Below are Bath's appointments before he abandoned the attempt to form a ministry; it does not appear that either Carlisle or Winchilsea actually received the seals of office from the King.
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Other appointments which had been determined upon but not made, according to contemporary rumour, were:
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Secretary of State –
The Earl of Cholmondeley
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The Duke of Bolton
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Master of the Horse –
The Duke of Portland
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Leader of the House of Commons –
Sir John Rushout
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