Robert Walpole Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Walpole, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1700–17023 events2 places

Chronological biography

1700

Marriage1700

Politics / Whig Party · Earl

Walpole marries Catherine Shorter

1701

Castle Rising ElectionJanuary 1701

Government / Government of England · Member of Parliament · Castle Rising

Walpole enters Parliament as member for Castle Rising.

1702

Kings Lynn Election1702

Politics / Whig Party · Member of Parliament · Kings Lynn

Walpole is elected member for King's Lynn and begins his long association with the borough.

Titles and roles

Earl · Member of Parliament

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.