James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave

The Right Honourable
The Earl Waldegrave
KG PC FRS
The Right Honourable The Earl Waldegrave KG PC FRS
Prime Minister of Great Britain
	Disputed
	In office; 8 June 1757 – 12 June 1757
Preceded by	The Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded by	The Duke of Devonshire
Personal details
Born	4 March 1715
Died	13 April 1763 (aged 48)
Spouse	Maria Walpole (m. 1759)
Children	Elizabeth Waldegrave, Countess Waldegrave; Charlotte FitzRoy, Countess of Euston; Anna, Lady Hugh Seymour;
Parent	James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave (father);
Relatives	George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave (son-in-law); George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (son-in-law); Lord Hugh Seymour (son-in-law);

James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, KG, PC, FRS (4 March 1715 – 13 April 1763) was an English politician and peer who is sometimes regarded as one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history. His brief tenure as First Lord of the Treasury is lent a more lasting significance by his memoirs, which are regarded as significant in the development of Whig history.

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