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Earl of Wilmington
Earl of Wilmington
was a title in the
Peerage of Great Britain
. It was created in 1730 for the politician
Spencer Compton, 1st Baron Wilmington
, who later served as
Prime Minister of Great Britain
from 1742 to 1743, during the reign of
George II
. He had already been created
Baron Wilmington
in 1728 and was made
Viscount Pevensey
at the same time as he was given the earldom. Compton was the third son of
James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton
. The titles became extinct on his death in 1743, as he left no male heirs.
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