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Hace 2 días · The city was founded in the 1730s, and after going through a series of different names (New Carthage, New London, Newton), its name became Wilmington in 1740, named after Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. The area along the river had been inhabited by various successive cultures of indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Spencer Compton, 2nd earl of Northampton (born May 1601—died March 19, 1643, Hopton Heath, Shropshire, Eng.) was a Royalist commander during the English Civil Wars. The son of William Compton, 1st earl in the Compton line (whom he succeeded in 1630), he warmly supported King Charles I.
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Hace 4 días · Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister during the reign of George II of Great Britain. As of the 2020 census , the city's population was 70,898. [5]
Hace 4 días · 0. No views 1 minute ago Prime Factors. From his humble birth in the Compton family castle, Spencer Compton rose to become a "dull, important Lord" in Parliament. Walpole out-maneuvered him in...
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Hace 2 días · Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington: c. 1674–1743 1733 Prime Minister 1742–1743 552 William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex: 1697–1743 1738 Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 553 James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave: 1684–1741 1738 Ambassador to France 554 Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel: 1720–1785 1741 555
Hace 5 días · Spencer Compton, the second earl of Northampton, and one of the most zealous adherents to Charles I., resided in this house, which was garrisoned by some parliamentary troops in 1646, in which year the church was destroyed.
Hace 4 días · Extravagant spending by the 8th Earl, Spencer Compton, became ruinous after a contested election in 1768. He left England for good in 1774, took up voluntary exile in Switzerland, and put his affairs in the hands of trustees, led by his banker and brother-in-law, Henry Drummond ( c . 1730–95).
