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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Earl Robert Walpole Of Orford Note Born: 26 Aug 1676 at , Houghton, Norfolk, England Married: 30 Jul 1700 at Knightsbridge Ch, London, Middlesex, England Died: 18 Mar 1745 at Piccadilly, London, Middlesex, England Other Spouses: Maria Skerret
Father: Robert Walpole [esquire] Mother: Mary Burwell
WIFE
Name: Lady Catherine Shorter Born: 1682 at Of, Bybrook, Kent, England Died: 20 Aug 1737 at Chelsea, , Middlesex, England Father: Lord Mayor Of London John Shorter Sir Mother: Elizabeth Philipps
CHILDREN
Name: Catherine Walpole Born: Died: at Unmd, Bath, Somersetshire, England
Name: Horatio Walpole Born: Died:
Name: Mary Walpole Born: Died: 2 Jan 1732 at Aix En Provence, , Provence, France Husband: George Cholmondeley
Name: Robert Walpole [earl Of Orford] Born: Died: 31 Mar 1751 Wife: Margaret Rolle
Name: William Walpole Born: Died:
Name: Hon. Sir Edward Walpole Hon Sir K.b. Born: Abt 1706 at Orford, , Suffolk, England Died: 1784 at UNMD, , , Wife: Dorothy Clement
Name: Horatio Walpole [earl Of Orford] Born: 5 Oct 1717 at City Of London, , London, England Died: 2 Mar 1797 at Unmd, London, Middlesex, England
NOTES
1). 1 UPDA 2 DATE 1742 2 PLAC 1st Earl of Oxford 2 SOUR S33 3 PAGE 344 2 QUAY 3 WALPOLE, SIR ROBERT 1676 1745 , the first Earl of Orford, was the most influential politician in England during the first half of the 1700 s. He became Great Britain s first prime minister, though the title was not official at the time. Walpole becamefamous for his ability to transact government business. He also supported Britain s Kings George I and George II of the German House of Hanover against the Stuart family s claims to the British throne see STUART, HOUSE OF . Walpole entered Parliament in 1701 and by 1708 was secretary at war. He showed ability, but he lost his offices when the Tories replaced the Whigs in 1710 1711. He then became the leader of the opposition in the House of Commons. The new government convicted Walpole of graft and sent him to prison in 1712. But he returned to Parliament in 1713. After George I became king in 1714, Walpole s political stature increased. He became first lord of the treasury in 1715, but resigned in 1717. During the next few years, he attacked the government and built up his influence in the House of Commons. In 1721, Walpole again became first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer. For the next 21 years, he was the most powerful person in Britain. His primary goal was to end the political instability that had plagued Britain in the late 1600s and early 1700 s by helping the Whigs dominate the government. For this reason, Walpole worked to control the House of Commons. For years, Walpole defeated opposition by his debating skill, his power and influence, and his constant attendance in the House. Eventually, grievances against Walpole s rule led to growing opposition to him among Tories and some Whigs. For example, Walpole worked to prevent war with Spain at a time when demand for such a war was growing in Britain. He knew that war would threaten his power and encourage supporters of the Stuarts. But war broke out with Spain in 1739 and with France in 1741, and Walpole s hold on the House of Commons declined. His loss of a majority in the House and his failing health caused him to resign in 1742. But Walpole was almost immediately made Earl of Orford, and he influenced policies in the House of Lords until his death. Walpole was born at Houghton, in the county of Norfolk, and was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University. His youngest son, Horace Walpole, wrote The Castle of Otranto 1764 , the first Gothic novel.

						

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