Edward Walpole
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Privy Council of Ireland
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(1706 – 12 January 1784) was a British politician, and a younger son of Sir Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
, Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742.
Edward Walpole was first entered Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
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as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in a by-election
By-election
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on 29 April 1730, following the death of Sir Edward Knatchbull
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet
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earlier in the month. He was appointed junior Secretary to the Treasury
Secretary to the Treasury
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the same year.
On 2 May 1734, in the next general election
British general election, 1734
The British general election, 1734 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's increasingly unpopular Whig government lost ground to the...
, he succeeded his uncle Horatio Walpole as MP for Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
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, remaining in the seat for nearly thirty-four years until the 1768 election
British general election, 1768
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, when his first cousin the Hon. Richard Walpole (son of Lord Walpole of Wolterton) replaced him.
On 7 September 1737 the Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Hon. Rachel Russell....
was named Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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, and Walpole his Chief Secretary
Chief Secretary for Ireland
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, though he continued also as Secretary to the Treasury. Walpole was also sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland
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on 8 October that year and stood for Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ballyshannon was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was the borough of Ballyshannon in County Donegal...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
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, s seat he held until 1760.
On 9 May 1739 Walpole's elder brother Robert, Lord Walpole
Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford
Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford , was a British peer, styled as The Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745.-Family:He was the eldest son of the King's First Minister, now regarded as the first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole , and his first wife Catherine...
, resigned his post of Clerk of the Pells in order to become an Auditor of the Exchequer, and Edward was appointed to succeed him, holding the office until his death.
On 27 August 1753 Walpole was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
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, the order re-founded by his father in 1725.
Sir Edward Walpole lived at Frogmore House
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in Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire
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in Berkshire
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. He never married, but left three daughters by his mistress Dorothy Clement:
- Laura, who married 13 September 1758 the Hon. and Rev. Frederick KeppelFrederick KeppelFrederick Keppel , styled The Honourable from birth, was a British clergyman.-Background:Keppel was the fifth and fourth surviving son of Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and his wife Lady Anne Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond...
(later Bishop of ExeterBishop of ExeterThe Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature....
) and died 27 July 1813, leaving issue; - Maria, who married firstly 15 May 1759, the Earl WaldegraveJames Waldegrave, 2nd Earl WaldegraveJames Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave KG PC FRS was a British statesman.The eldest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave, Waldegrave was educated at Westminster and Eton and he inherited his father's titles in 1741...
, and secondly 6 September 1766, the Duke of GloucesterPrince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghPrince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of George II and a younger brother of George III.-Early life:...
and died 22 August 1807, leaving issue by both marriages; - Charlotte, who married 2 October 1760 Lord HuntingtowerLionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of Dysart was a Scottish nobleman, styled Lord Huntingtower from 1727 to 1770....
(later Earl of DysartEarl of DysartEarl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the...
) and died 5 September 1789, without issue.