16. Earl of Shelburne
The Prime Minister who made peace with America. He gave them
considerably more territory than either side expected. This cemented the foundations for the US/UK trading alliance. The Father of the Special
Relationship. You might not like ever closer union; you might regret some of
the decisions made under it. However, it is inarguable that the closeness of the
two nations hasn’t been to the UK’s benefit on multiple occasions. And it all
stemmed from Shelburne.
