His ministry survived riots protesting the potential reprieve of Captain Porteous, who had ordered troops to fire on civilians.
During this man's ministry, the Bishop of Rochester, Francis Atterbury, was arrested for his role in a Jacobite plot. His ministry survived riots protesting the potential reprieve of Captain Porteous, who had ordered troops to fire on civilians. He was opposed by Viscount Bolingbroke and William Pulteney, who founded the Patriot Whigs to attack him. He lost support after the death of Queen Caroline. While serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, this man introduced the "sinking fund" and he later became First Lord of the Treasury after the South Sea Bubble collapsed. The War of Jenkins' Ear occurred during his ministry, which spanned the reigns of George I and George II. For 10 points, name this Whig politician traditionally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
During this man's ministry, the Bishop of Rochester, Francis Atterbury, was arrested for his role in a Jacobite plot.
Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford [accept either]