Sir Robert Walpole, 2nd Baronet

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:birth_date 1676-08-26
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Walpole,_3rd_Baronet
gptkb:Mary_Walpole
gptkb:Catherine_Walpole
gptkb:Horace_Walpole
gptkbp:death_date 1745-03-18
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:King's_College,_Cambridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Robert Walpole, 2nd Baronet
gptkbp:image Walpole_portrait.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_Harley
gptkbp:known_for being the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:office gptkb:government_agency
Leader of the House of Commons
Member of Parliament for King's Lynn
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Northern_Department
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Southern_Department
gptkb:Lord_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Cambridge_University
gptkb:Paymaster_of_the_Forces
Member of Parliament for Castle Rising
Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
Member of Parliament for Norfolk
Treasurer of the Navy
Member of Parliament for Westminster
Member of Parliament for Lynn Regis
Member of Parliament for St. Ives
Member of Parliament for Thetford
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:First_Lord_of_the_Treasury
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_Townshend
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Houghton_Hall
gptkbp:spouse Catherine Shorter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkbp:term_end 1742-02-02
gptkbp:term_start 1721-04-04
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4