The 1768 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford by Nathaniel Dance,
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The Chatham ministry was a British government led by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham that ruled between 1766 and 1768. Because of Pitt's former prominence before his title, it is sometimes referred
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, was prime minister and led the ministry,
The Duke of Grafton served as First Lord of the Treasury and succeeded Chatham as Prime Minister in 1768.
Anglo-Irish politician and future Prime Minister Lord Shelburne, a close ally of Chatham, served as Southern Secretary.