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Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford KG KB PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745) known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.

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active years end date
1717-04-15, 1740-02-12, 1742-02-11
active years start date
1715-10-12, 1721-04-04, 1727-04-04
alma mater
King's College Cambridge
birth date
1676-08-26
birth place
Kingdom of England, Houghton Norfolk, Norfolk
death date
1745-03-18
death place
Kingdom of Great Britain
monarch
George II of Great Britain, George I of Great Britain
nationality
Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain
office
Prime Minister of Great Britain
order in office
Chancellor of the Exchequer
party
Whigs (British political party)
profession
Wikt:Statesman
religion
Church of England
spouse
Catherine Lady Walpole, Maria Lady Walpole
successor
James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope, Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington, Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys

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