Robert Walpole
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, PC, known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman and Whig politician who, as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons, is... Wikipedia
Born: August 26, 1676, Houghton, United Kingdom
Died: March 18, 1745 (age 68 years), London, United Kingdom
Children: Horace Walpole, Edward Walpole, Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, and more
Previous offices: First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom (1721–1742), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1721–1742), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1721–1742), and more
Party: Whigs
Education: Eton College and King's College, Cambridge