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A Guide to the British government. Includes articles and links. ... Sir Robert Walpole ... Walpole was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University and entered Parliament in 1701 at the age of 25. Within 10 years he was secretary at war and treasurer of the navy. When the Tories came to power in 1710 he lost his office.
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A brief biography of Robert Walpole. ... Sir Robert Walpole, (1721-1742); Walpole was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University and entered Parliament in 1701 at the age of 25. Within 10 years he was secretary at war and treasurer of the navy.
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considered Britain's first prime minister ... Sir Robert Walpole by Arthur Pond © Walpole was a British Whig statesman, considered to the first holder of the office of prime minister, who dominated politics in the reigns of George I and George II.
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Listen to The Prime Ministers: Sir Robert Walpole ... The first of Nick's eight portraits is of Sir Robert Walpole, the first and longest serving prime minister, who served from 1721 to 1742.
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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister of England from 1721 to 1742, was the third but eldest surviving son of Robert Walpole, M.P., of Houghton in Norfolk, by Mary, only daughter and heiress of Sir Jeffery Burwell, of Rougham, in Suffolk.
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Robert Walpole was born in Houghton Hall in 1676. Educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, he intended to enter the Church but changed his mind and became active in politics instead. ... Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, died in 1745.
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27 quotes and quotations by Robert Walpole ... Find on Amazon: Robert Walpole; Related Authors: Benjamin Disraeli; Lord Chesterfield; John Lubbock; John Morley; Henry John Temple; Philip Stanhope; Edward F. Halifax; Lord Melbourne;
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Family: Robert Walpole was the fifth born of 17 children, eight of whom died when they were very young. He was married twice (to Catherine Shorter and then Maria Skerrett) and had three sons. ... Home > History and Tour > Prime Ministers in History > Sir Robert Walpole...
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