Cobhamites

The Cobhamite faction (often known as Cobham's Cubs) were an 18th-century British political faction built around Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham and his supporters. Among its members, the group included the future Prime Ministers William Pitt and George Grenville. They had a general Whig philosophy and were at first supporters of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole but later became opponents of his administration.

Cobhamites
LeaderLord Cobham
(1730s–1749)
William Pitt & George Grenville
(1749–1761)
FounderLord Cobham
Founded1730s
Dissolved1761
Succeeded byPittites & Grenvillites
IdeologyWhiggism
National affiliationWhigs
  • Politics of Great Britain
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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