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Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1701 – 31 March 1751), known as the Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745, was a British
United Kingdom

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 peer
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
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Walpole was the eldest son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, who was created Earl of Orford
Earl of Orford

Earl of Orford is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1697 in favour of the naval commander Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, who served three times as First Lord of the Admiralty....
 in 1742, and his first wife Catherine (née Shorter)
Catherine, Lady Walpole

Catherine, Lady Walpole, was the first wife of British politician and Prime Minister Robert Walpole from 30 July 1700 until her death in Chelsea in 1737....
. In 1723, in honour of his father, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Walpole, of Walpole in the County of Norfolk. Between 1733 and 1751 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon
Lord Lieutenant of Devon

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon. Since 1711, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Devon....
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Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1701 – 31 March 1751), known as the Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745, was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 peer
Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
.

Walpole was the eldest son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, who was created Earl of Orford
Earl of Orford

Earl of Orford is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1697 in favour of the naval commander Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, who served three times as First Lord of the Admiralty....
 in 1742, and his first wife Catherine (née Shorter)
Catherine, Lady Walpole

Catherine, Lady Walpole, was the first wife of British politician and Prime Minister Robert Walpole from 30 July 1700 until her death in Chelsea in 1737....
. In 1723, in honour of his father, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Walpole, of Walpole in the County of Norfolk. Between 1733 and 1751 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon
Lord Lieutenant of Devon

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon. Since 1711, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Devon....
. In 1745 he succeeded his father as Earl of Orford
Earl of Orford

Earl of Orford is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1697 in favour of the naval commander Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, who served three times as First Lord of the Admiralty....
.

Lord Walpole married Margaret, daughter of Samuel Rolle, in 1724. He died in March 1751 and was succeeded in his titles by his son George
George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford

George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford was a United Kingdom Peerage.Lord Orford was the eldest son of the Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford and his wife Margaret Walpole, Countess of Orford....
. Lady Walpole became the 15th Baroness Clinton
Baron Clinton

Baron Clinton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1298 for John de Clinton. The peerage was created by Hereditary peer#Writ of summons, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines....
 in her own right in 1760 when the abeyance
Abeyance

Abeyance , a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vesting in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner....
 of this title was terminated. She had remarried in 1751, and died in 1781.

Styles from birth to death

  • Mr Robert Walpole (1701—1723)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Walpole (1723—1745)
  • The Rt Hon. The Earl of Orford (1745—1751)