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    Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman...
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  • Robert Horatio Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole of Walpole, 8th Baron Walpole of Wolterton, JP (8 December 1938 – 8 May 2021), was a British politician who...
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    on his nephew's death in 1791. Walpole was born in London, the youngest son of British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole and his wife, Catherine. Like...
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  • Colonel Robert Walpole (18 November 1650 – 18 November 1700) was an English Whig politician and militia officer who served as a member of parliament for...
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    named after Sir Robert Walpole, de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. It also encompasses the entirely distinct entity of Walpole (CDP), with its...
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  • Look up Walpole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Walpole most commonly refers to the first Prime Minister of Great Britain Robert Walpole and his governments...
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  • Robert Walpole (1676–1745) was the first prime minister of Great Britain. Robert Walpole may also refer to: Robert Walpole (colonel) (1650–1700), Member...
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    Baron Walpole of Walpole, 6th Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1854–1931) Robert Henry Montgomerie Walpole, 9th Baron Walpole of Walpole, 7th Baron Walpole of...
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    and a new role, that of "prime minister", emerged in the heyday of Robert Walpole. The "South Sea Bubble" economic crisis was brought on by the failure...
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  • referring to Sidney Godolphin and Robert Harley, Queen Anne's lord treasurers and chief ministers. Robert Walpole is regarded as the first prime minister;...
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