Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death in 1743. He sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1728, and was then raised to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords. He served as prime minister of Great Britain from 1742 until his death in 1743. He is considered to have been Britain's second prime minister, after Robert Walpole, but worked closely with the Secretary of State, Lord Carteret, in order to secure the support of the various factions making up the government. He is one of only three people in British history to have been the Speaker of the House of Commons and Prime Minister. Born: March 18, 1673 Died: July 13, 1743 In office: February 16, 1742 – July 2, 1743 Wiki link