Common Ancestor of Sixteen British Prime Ministers
According to Thomson, Sir George is the common ancestor of fifteen British prime ministers
- The Third Duke of Grafton
- The Third Duke of Portland
- The Earl of Chatham (Pitt the Elder)
- William Pitt the Younger
- The Fourth Duke of Devonshire
- Lord Melbourne (assuming his father was Lord Egremont)
- Lord Grenville
- Lord Aberdeen
- Lord Derby
- Lord John Russell
- Lord Salisbury
- Arthur Balfour
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Sir Anthony Eden
- Sir Alec Douglas-Home
- David Cameron
see also Genealogical relationships of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
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