English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797).

synonyms: Fourth Earl of Orford, Horace Walpole, Horatio Walpole.

Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745).

synonyms: First Earl of Orford, Robert Walpole, Sir Robert Walpole.