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 George II of Great Britain, the King to resume the Broad Bottom ministry on 14 February.

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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 (United Kingdom), Secretary of State – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, The Earl of Cholmondeley *Lord Lieutenant of Ireland – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton, The Duke of Bolton *Master of the Horse – William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, The Duke of Portland *Leader of the House of Commons – Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet, Sir John Rushout

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