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Definition of Robert walpole
1. Noun. Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745).
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Robert Walpole
Literary usage of Robert walpole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"Sir robert walpole was born at Houghton in Norfolk, and educated at Cambridge.
He entered Parliament in 1701. In 1705 he was appointed to the Council of ..."
2. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"... but they were as much opposed to Cromwell, backed by his Ironsides, as they
were to Charles in the assertion of his prerogative. Sir robert walpole ..."
3. The Reign of Queen Anne by Justin McCarthy (1902)
"Sir robert walpole, afterwards to become Earl of Orford, ... robert walpole was
the son of an English country gentleman, and was born in 1676. ..."
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