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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, served as Prime Minister of Great Britain during 1762–1763. He was the first Tory prime minister since the Harley ministry during 1710–1714 though his ministry was large
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute was prime minister and led the ministry.
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford was a British Whig statesman who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1757 to 1761. A leading member of the Whig party during the Seven Years' War, he negoti
Bute ministry
…Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington 1762 (1762) 1763 (1763) Lord President of the Council John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville 1762 (1762) 1763 (1763) John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 1763 (1763) 1763 (1763) Lord Privy Seal John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 1762 (1762) 1763 (1763) First Lord of the Admiralty George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd…
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1770
Bedford was a patron of Canaletto and commissioned a number of works from him, including this view of Venice.
1759–1762 portrait Bedford by Sir Joshua Reynolds