henry pelham

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Definition of henry pelham in English English dictionary

born 1696 died March 6, 1754, London, Eng. British prime minister (1743-54). He was elected to Parliament in 1717 and, as a supporter of Robert Walpole, became secretary for war (1724) and paymaster of the forces (1730). He succeeded Walpole as prime minister and chancellor of the Exchequer in 1743 and led a stable Whig ministry with parliamentary assistance from his brother, Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle. Pelham resisted attempts to prolong the War of the Austrian Succession and signed the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748). After the war, he introduced financial reforms, including lower military expenditures, a reduced land tax, and a consolidation of the national debt

Hyphenation

Hen·ry pel·ham

Turkish pronunciation

henri pelım

Pronunciation

/ˈhenrē ˈpeləm/ /ˈhɛnriː ˈpɛləm/