Short-lived ministry


The "short-lived" ministry, also known as the Bath–Granville ministry or derisively as the "Silly Little Ministry", was a British government that existed briefly in 1746.
On 10 February 1746, upon the resignation of Henry Pelham, the Earl of Bath undertook the formation of a ministry with Lord Granville, the former Northern Secretary. However, it only lasted two days, collapsing on 12 February even before all the members could be appointed, and Pelham reassumed the government.

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 King George II.


Other appointments which had been determined upon but not made, according to contemporary rumour, were: