'Henry Pelham', c1740, (c1884). Henry Pelham (1694-1754) British Whig educated at Westminster School and King's College, Cambridge. Lord of the Treasury, Secretary of War and governor of the Foundling Hospital who served as Prime Minister during reign of George II. From "Leaders of the Senate: A Biographical History of the Rise and Development of the British Constitution, Vol. ;, by Alexander Charles Ewald, [William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Berlin]

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