Robert Walpole
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The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Walpole | |
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In office April 4 1721 – February 11 1742 |
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Preceded by | No one |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Wilmington |
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In office October 12 1715 – April 15 1717 April 3 1721 - February 12 1742 |
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Preceded by | Richard Onslow John Pratt |
Succeeded by | James Stanhope Samuel Sandys |
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Born | August 26 1676 Houghton, Norfolk |
Died | March 18 1745 London |
Political party | Whig |
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford was born in Houghton, Norfolk on August 26 1676. He died on March 18 1745. He was England's first Prime Minister in 1721. He was Prime Minister for a longer amount of time than anyone who came after him. Literally, he was not the first prime minister of Great Britain, because the term wasn't actually used until 1905, he was actually the "First Lord of the Treasury". Therefore the first British prime minister was Henry Campbell-Bannerman because the term "Prime Minister" started being used 5 days after he was elected.
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