Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford

The Right Honourable Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, K.G., P.C.
*Born: 26 August 1676
*Died: 18 March 1745
==Known As==
*26 August 1676 – 11 January 1701: Robert Walpole, Esq.
*11 January 1701 – 1 October 1714: Robert Walpole, Esq., M.P.
*1 October 1714 – 27 May 1725: The Rt. Hon. Robert Walpole, M.P.
*27 May 1725 – 26 May 1726: The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Walpole, K.B., M.P.
*26 May 1726 – 6 February 1742: The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Walpole, K.G., M.P.
*6 February 1742 – 18 March 1745: The Earl of Orford, K.G., P.C.
==Education==
*Eton College
*King's College, Cambridge
==Offices==
*Secretary at War, 25 February 1708 – 28 September 1710
*Treasurer of the Navy, 21 January 1710 – 8 June 1711
*Paymaster of the Forces, 1 September 1714 – 11 October 1715, 1720 – 3 April 1721
*First Lord of the Treasury, 11 October 1715 – 15 April 1717, 3 April 1721 – 3 February 1742
*Chancellor of the Exchequer, 11 October 1715 – 15 April 1717, 3 April 1721 – 3 February 1742
*Prime Minister, 3 April 1721 – 3 February 1742
==Peerage Titles==
*Earl of Orford, Viscount Walpole, and Baron Houghton in the Peerage of Great Britain, 6 February 1742
==Chivalric Orders==
*Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath, 27 May 1725 (resigned 26 May 1726)
*Knight of the Garter, 26 May 1726
==Privy Council==
*Privy Councillor, 1 October 1714
==Positions in Parliament==
*Member of Parliament for Castle Rising, Norfolk, 1701-1702
*Member of Parliament for King's Lynn, Norfolk, 1702-1712
*Member of Parliament for Castle Rising, Norfolk, 1710
*Member of Parliament for King's Lynn, Norfolk, 1713-1742
*Leader of the House of Commons, 1721-1742
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Walpole, Robert, 1st Earl of Orford
Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford