Robert Walpole (colonel)
Robert Walpole | |
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| Member of Parliament for Castle Rising | |
| In office January 1689 – 18 November 1700 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1650 |
| Died | 18 November 1700 (aged 50) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Mary Burwell |
| Children | 19, including Robert, Horatio, Elizabeth, Galfridus, and Dorothy |
| Occupation | Politician and soldier |
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Colonel Robert Walpole (18 November 1650 – 18 November 1700) was an English Whig politician and militia officer who served as a member of parliament for the borough of Castle Rising from 1689 to 1700. He is best known for being the father of Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kngdom. Walpole is the ancestor of all the Barons Walpole and Earls of Orford, of all creations, and of the present Marquess of Cholmondeley, owner of Houghton Hall. He is also the Guinness World Records holder for having the world's longest overdue public library book.