Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole "of Wolterton", PC (8 December 1678 – 5 February 1757), English diplomatist, was a younger son of Col. Robert Walpole (1650-1700) of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, and was a younger brother of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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Librarian Note: Not to be confused with Horace Walpole (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), the author of The Castle of Otranto, who is also called Horatio Walpole.Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole "of Wolterton", PC (8 December 1678 – 5 February 1757), English diplomatist, was a younger son of Col. Robert Walpole (1650-1700) of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, and was a younger brother of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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Librarian Note: Not to be confused with Horace Walpole (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), the author of The Castle of Otranto, who is also called Horatio Walpole....more