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9 de may. de 2024 · His brother-in-law Earl Temple helped with an annuity of £1,000. William Pitt, the Elder was a British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68), who secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power. Pitt was born in London of a distinguished family. His mother, Lady Harriet Villiers, daughter of Viscount ...
15 de may. de 2024 · A description of the villa of Horace Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill, near Twickenham with an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c. Creator Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 Published / Created MDCCLXXIV [1774-1786] Publisher
19 de may. de 2024 · Carbery lived there until his death in 1713, when the property was sold to the Gough family. Sir Richard Gough also held Lord Orford's leasehold 1714-19, building stables at the northern end by the highway, but in 1719 Sir Robert Walpole took over most of that land, leaving only the stables and Lord Orford's gazebo by the river with Gough House.
Hace 5 días · Sir Charles, his son, had several daughters; — Muriel, married to Ralph Ward, of Horsted,—Bridget, to — Harman;—Frances, to Nicholas Barwell of Greys Inn;—Elizabeth, to — Penelope; and Catherine, married to Richard Harman of Wood-Dalling in Norfolk; her brothers, Thomas and Charles le Gross, dying without issue, Thomas, left the estate of Crostwayt, to Thomas Harman, second son of ...
Hace 19 horas · This led to an election petition that brought down the government led by Sir Robert Walpole. Trade in the town was further advanced with the building of a canal spur from the Wilts and Berks Canal in 1798, where coal from Somerset was the main commodity.
Sir Charles married first, Anne, daughter of Robert Walpole, Esq. of Houghton, in Norfolk, (sister of Robert Earl of Orford,) and was created a baronet; his second wife was Mary, daughter of Sir William Blois of Grundesburgh, relict of Sir Nevill Catlyn of Kirby Cane, in Norfolk: he was member of parliament for Lynn, and a teller of the Exchequer, and on November 22, 1738, dying without heir ...
20 de may. de 2024 · Modern historians generally believe sir Robert Walpole, who led the government of Great Britain for twenty years from 1721, as the first prime minister. By this definition Walpole is also the longest-serving British Prime Minister. However, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the first and Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister.
