1674 - September 1738) of Osmaston Hall, and his younger brother was the judge John Eardley Wilmot (1709-1792).
He was promoted to Resident Secretary in June 1740, serving twelve successive Viceroys until the year of his death in 1772.
Wilmot acted as an intermediary for William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire in the complicated negotiations which led to Cavendish briefly serving as titular Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1756–57.
He was granted a special remainder to allow his eldest son Robert to succeed to the baronetcy.
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