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Events on Wednesday 6 March 1754 1
1694 – 1754Henry Pelham (1694-1754)Died 6 March 1754, aged 59Pelham served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 until his death, leading the Treasury through the aftermath of the War of the Austrian Succession and a period of relative political stability. His death in office prompted his brother, the Duke of Newcastle, to succeed him as Prime Minister.