Robert Walpole
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| The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Walpole | |
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| In office April 4 1721 – February 11 1742 |
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| Preceded by | No one |
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| Succeeded by | The Earl of Wilmington |
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| In office October 12 1715 – April 15 1717 April 3 1721 - February 12 1742 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Onslow John Pratt |
| Succeeded by | James Stanhope Samuel Sandys |
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| Born | August 26 1676 Houghton, Norfolk |
| Died | March 18 1745 London |
| Political party | Whig |
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford was born in Houghton, Norfolk on the date August 26 1676. He died on the date March 18 1745. He was a British politician who became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain in the year 1721. He was Prime Minister for a longer amount of time than anyone who came after him.
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