woman in black and gold floral dress

Portrait of The Rt. Hon. Henry Pelham ( 1694-1754) by John Shackleton. *Henry Pelham FRS (1694-1754) was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death. Pelham is generally considered to have been Britain's third Prime Minister after Sir Robert Walpole and the Earl of Wilmington.