This politician, whose sister Dorothy was the wife of Lord Townshend, became known as the Screen-Master General because he hid scandals.
This politician, whose sister Dorothy was the wife of Lord Townshend, became known as the Screen-Master General because he hid scandals. While serving as First Lord of the Treasury, this person gave the power to Lord Chamberlain to approve stage plays by passing the Licensing Act of 1737. That came after this person was satirized by John Gay and Jonathan Swift. This statesman rose to power after the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. He was the longest-serving British prime minister, serving under George the First and Second. Name this first prime minister of Britain.
This politician, whose sister Dorothy was the wife of Lord Townshend, became known as the Screen-Master General because he hid scandals.
Robert Walpole