Editing Henry Pelham (section)

==Legacy==
He was one of the first of a relatively few prime ministers who never acceded to a [[peerage]]. Others include [[George Grenville]] (died as an MP), [[William Pitt the Younger]] (died in office), [[Spencer Perceval]] (died in office), [[George Canning ]] (died in office), [[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel]] (died as an MP, though was a [[Earl Peel#Peel baronets, of Drayton Manor and Bury (1800)|baronet in his own right]]), [[William Ewart Gladstone]] ([[List of people who have declined a British honour|declined a peerage]]), [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman|Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman]] (declined a peerage but died as an MP), [[Bonar Law]] (died as an MP), [[Ramsay MacDonald]] (died as an MP), [[Neville Chamberlain]] (declined a peerage but died as an MP), [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]] (declined a peerage), [[Edward Heath|Sir Edward Heath]] (declined a peerage), [[John Major|Sir John Major]] (declined a peerage), [[Tony Blair|Sir Tony Blair]] (declined a peerage), [[Gordon Brown]] (declined a peerage), [[Boris Johnson]], and [[Liz Truss]].

Prime Minister Henry Pelham was played by [[Roger Allam]], as depicted in the 2011 film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''.<ref>{{cite video | people = [[Rob Marshall]] (director) | title = [[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]] | type = Film | publisher=[[Walt Disney Pictures]] |year=2011}}</ref>