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Robert Walpole


 

The Rt. Hon. Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, GCB, (26 August 167618 March 1745), nickname "Cock Robin," was a British Whig statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. The position of Prime Minister had no official recognition in law, but Walpole is nevertheless acknowledged as having held the de facto office due to the extent of his influence in the Cabinet.

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