| LC control no. | n 88116985 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Compton, Spencer, Earl of Wilmington, 1673?-1743 |
| Variant(s) | Wilmington, Spencer Compton, Earl of, 1673?-1743 |
| See also | Great Britain. Prime Minister (1742-1743 : Wilmington) |
| Other standard no. | 38465470 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Sussex (England) |
| Birth date | 1673? |
| Death date | 1743-07-02 |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Politics, Practical |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Great Britain. Prime Minister |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians |
| Found in | Lintcarius Londinensis. A letter to the Honourable Spencer Compton, Esq. [MI] 1720. DNB (Compton, Spencer, Earl of Wilmington, 1673?-1743) Enc. brit., 15th ed. (Compton, Spencer, Earl of Wilmington, 1673-1743) Webster's biog. dict. (under Compton, Spence, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 1601-1643: His grandson Spencer Compton, 1673?-1743; Earl of Wilmington) Oxford Dictionary of national biography, viewed May 14, 2024 (Compton, Spencer, earl of Wilmington (c. 1674-1743), prime minister; In 1715 ... the Commons unanimously adopted him as speaker; On 8 January 1728 Compton was created a peer and took the title of Baron Wilmington in the county of Sussex; died on 2 July 1743 at his house in St James's Square, London) |
| Not found in | Lippincott's pro. bio dict.; Cassell's; Enc. americana, 1985; Chambers enc. |
| Associated language | eng |
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