The Bath–Granville ministry, better known as the "short-lived" ministry, was a ministry of

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that existed briefly in February 1746. On 10 February, with the resignation of

Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (25 September 1694 – 6 March 1754) was a British Whig statesman who served as 3rd Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 until his death in 1754. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, who ...

and the

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William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, (22 March 16847 July 1764) was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1707 to 1742, when he was created the first Earl of Bath by King George II. Bath is sometimes stated to have be ...

, undertook the formation of a ministry with

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, the former

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. However, it only lasted two days, collapsing on 12 February (even before all the ministers could be appointed), and Pelham was reappointed by the King to resume the

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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. :

Other appointments which had been determined upon but not made, according to contemporary rumour, were: * Secretary of State – The Earl of Cholmondeley * Lord Lieutenant of Ireland – The Duke of Bolton *

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– The Duke of Portland *

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– Sir John Rushout

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