Short lived ministry

The Short-lived Ministry, also known as the Bath–Granville ministry or derisively as the Silly Little Ministry, was a British government that existed briefly. On 10 February 1746, following the resignation of the Broad Bottom government of Henry Pelham, the Earl of Bath undertook the formation of a ministry. However, it only lasted two days, ending on 12 February even before all the members could be appointed, and Pelham resumed the government.

The above were Bath's appointments before he abandoned the attempt to form a ministry; it does not appear that either Carlisle or Winchilsea actually received the seals of office. Other appointments which had been determined upon but not made, according to contemporary rumour, were: