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This article was written by Isaac Saunders Leadam and was published in 1899. Sir Robert Walpole, first Earl of Orford, statesman, was born in 1676 at Houghton, Norfolk. His great-great-grandfather, Calibut Walpole, was a younger brother of Edward Walpole, the Jesuit. Calibut's eldest son and heir, Robert Walpole (the statesman's great ...
Quick Reference. (fourth earl of Orford) (1717–97), fourth son of Sir Robert Walpole, travelled in France and Italy with Gray during 1739–41, and met in Florence Sir Horace Mann, who became one of his most valued correspondents. Walpole was MP successively for Callington, Castle Rising, and Lynn, 1741–67.
The Countess of Orford was thus granddaughter of Sir Robert Walpole, and brought his line of descent into these related earls. His grandfather, the 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, was Sir Robert's brother. Political career. Orford succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for King's Lynn in 1809, and the held the seat until 1822.
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10 de ene. de 2007 · Memoirs of the life and administration of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford by Coxe, William, 1747-1828. Publication date 1800 Topics
Robert Walpole. The English statesman Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), was the first minister to maintain continuing support for royal government by exercising both careful use of Crown patronage and untiring leadership in the House of Commons. Robert Walpole entered political life during the turbulent era of party strife that ...
Volume 1 of MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE, William Coxe Memoirs of the Life and Administration of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford: With Original Correspondence and Authentic Papers, Never Before Published, William Coxe: Author: William Coxe: Publisher: T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1798: Original from
