Robert (1st Earl of Orford) Walpole^[1]

1676 - 1745  (68 years)

• Name	Robert (1st Earl of Orford) Walpole
  Birth	26 Aug 1676
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1745
  Person ID	I146059	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Col. Robert Walpole,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Burwell
  Marriage	1671
  Family ID	F57021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Shorter,   b. 1682   d. 20 Aug 1737 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1700	Ashford, Kent, England
  Children	1. Edward Walpole,   b. Hon Sir   d. 1784   2. Robert (2nd Earl of Orford) Walpole,   b. 1701   d. 31 Mar 1751 (Age 50 years)   3. Horatio (4 Earl Orford) Baron Walpole,   b. 5 Oct 1711   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary (of Orford) Walpole   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F31461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2020

  
  

• Notes

  A British politician who is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.