minister born outside the British Isles Boris Johnson — born in New York City in the United States of America, the first American-born prime minister and the first to be born outside English/British territory All other prime ministers were born in Great Britain (46 in England and 7 in Scotland). Although of Welsh origin, David Lloyd George was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire. Nationality and ethnicity The English are a majority within the United Kingdom. Several prime ministers have come from the other nations of the United Kingdom. White Irish Most of the Irish prime ministers were of Anglo-Irish background, largely descended from Protestant English settlers rather than the Gaelic Irish. However, James Callaghan's grandfather had an Irish Catholic background. Lord Shelburne (served 1782–1783) George Canning (served 1827) — born in England to Irish parents, represented English constituencies, except for a brief period as MP for Tralee in 1802–06 The Duke of Wellington (served 1828–1830) Lord Palmerston (served 1855–1858 and 1859–1865) — born in England to an Anglo-Irish noble family, represented an English constituency James Callaghan (served 1976-1979) Scottish Lord Bute (served 1762–1763) Lord Aberdeen (served 1852–1855) William Ewart Gladstone (served 1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, and 1892–1894) — born in England to Scottish parents, represented a Scottish constituency (Midlothian) for his final three terms in office Lord Rosebery (served 1894–1895) — born in England to a family of Scottish nobility Arthur Balfour (served 1902–1905) Henry Campbell-Bannerman (served 1905–1908) Bonar Law (served 1922–1923) — born in Canada to parents of Scottish ancestry, lived in Scotland from a young age, sat for a Scottish constituency during his term in office Ramsay MacDonald (served 1924 and 1929–1935) Harold Macmillan (served 1956–1963) — though born and lived lifelong in England, his paternal grandfather was Scottish and Macmillan considered himself a Scot Alec Douglas-Home (served 1963–1964) — born in England to a family of Scottish nobility, lived in Scotland, where he sat for constituencies, in adulthood Tony Blair (served 1997–2007) — born in Scotland, and went to school there, but subsequently lived in England Gordon Brown (served 2007–2010) David Cameron (served 2010–2016) — born in England to a family of part Scottish ancestry, his great-great grandfather Sir Ewan Cameron was born in Inverness-shire, and he is descended from the Chiefs of Clan Cameron of Lochiel Welsh David Lloyd George (served 1916–1922) — born in England of Welsh parents and Welsh-speaking, only prime minister from a non-English-speaking background.