George Villiers (of Brokesby) - Common Ancestor of Sixteen British Prime Ministers

Common Ancestor of Sixteen British Prime Ministers

According to Thomson, Sir George is the common ancestor of fifteen British prime ministers

  1. The Third Duke of Grafton
  2. The Third Duke of Portland
  3. The Earl of Chatham (Pitt the Elder)
  4. William Pitt the Younger
  5. The Fourth Duke of Devonshire
  6. Lord Melbourne (assuming his father was Lord Egremont)
  7. Lord Grenville
  8. Lord Aberdeen
  9. Lord Derby
  10. Lord John Russell
  11. Lord Salisbury
  12. Arthur Balfour
  13. Sir Winston Churchill
  14. Sir Anthony Eden
  15. Sir Alec Douglas-Home
  16. David Cameron

see also Genealogical relationships of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

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