What is the name of Britain's first prime minister?

Answer 1

Sir Robert Walpole. From 1721 to 1742. (In the modern sense of the role).

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. From 1905-1908. (in *title*... the title wasn't used before Campbell-Bannerman.)

Hope this helps and makes sense.

Answer 2

You will often see it listed as Sir Robert Walpole, however the official title was First Lord of the Treasury, it was not until Campbell-Bannerman that Prime Minister was officially used.

Answer 3

Sir Robert Walpole [1721]-1742 Whig.

Answer 4

Sir Robert Walpole.

Answer 5

The Stuart line came to an end when Anne died, since none of her 17 children survived her. She was succeeded in 1714 by the nearest Protestant heir, George I, a prince of the House of Hanover, a small state in Germany (see Hanover).

George did not speak English, and he was so wrapped up in his beloved Hanover that he took little interest in British affairs. He soon began to stay away from meetings of his inner council, or cabinet, and left the government in the hands of Sir Robert Walpole, the able Whig leader. George II, who ruled 1727–60, also stayed away from meetings of his ministers. Walpole made himself supreme in the government, selected his colleagues, and insisted they work with him or leave the cabinet. He thus became the first prime minister. (See also George, Kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland; Cabinet Government.)

Walpole promoted trade and commerce and strove to avoid war. But in 1739 the British people became aroused over the story of Robert Jenkins, a sea captain, who claimed the Spaniards had boarded his ship and cut off his ear. Walpole was persuaded to declare war against Spain in 1739—the War of Jenkins' Ear. He resigned when this war merged into another continental war, the War of the Austrian Succession, in America called King George's War (see King George's War; Austria-Hungary). When peace was made, in 1748, the real issue—whether France or Britain was to prevail in India and North America—was still unsettled.