Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole
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Robert Horatio Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole, JP
(born 8 December 1938) is a British
politician
and one of ninety elected hereditary peer
s of the House of Lords
.
Walpole is a relative of Sir Robert Walpole
, the first British Prime Minister
. He descends through Robert Walpole's father Robert Walpole. He was educated at Eton
and King's College, Cambridge
, where he received a B.A.
and an M.A.
He served on the County Council of Norfolk
for eleven years from 1970 to 1981, then entered the House of Lords upon the death of his father. He is a crossbencher and was elected to continue serving in the Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999
prevented most hereditary peers from sitting in that body without election.
His heir is Jonathan Robert Hugh Walpole (born 16 November 1967), a writer; he has six other children.
Justice of the Peace
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(born 8 December 1938) is a British
United Kingdom
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politician
Politician
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and one of ninety elected hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
Walpole is a relative 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....
, the first British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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. He descends through Robert Walpole's father Robert Walpole. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, where he received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and an M.A.
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)
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He served on the County Council of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
for eleven years from 1970 to 1981, then entered the House of Lords upon the death of his father. He is a crossbencher and was elected to continue serving in the Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
prevented most hereditary peers from sitting in that body without election.
His heir is Jonathan Robert Hugh Walpole (born 16 November 1967), a writer; he has six other children.