Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford:

See biographies by C. R. Stirling Taylor (1931) and J. H. Plumb (2 vol., 1956–61, repr. 1973); study by H. T. Dickinson (1973); bibliography by A. Downie (1990).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Early Life and Career
• The Height of Power
• Legacy
• Bibliography

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