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The Walpole family (/ ˈ w ɔː l ˌ p oʊ l, ˈ w ɒ l-/) is a famous English aristocratic family known for their 18th century political influence and for building notable country houses including Houghton Hall.
Thomas Walpole was born into a political family. The second son of the 1st Baron Walpole and his wife Telisha, nee Lombard, he was the nephew of Sir Robert Walpole, the prime minister from 1721 to 1742. Walpole entered into partnership with the merchant Sir Joshua Vanneck, [1] and married his daughter Elizabeth Vanneck on 14 November 1753. She ...
Afternoon of February 4, 1880: Coroner Thomas Hossack gathers a jury to start hearing testimony at the coroner's inquest. February 5, 1880: James Carroll and 12 others are arrested for the murders of the Donnelly family. February 6, 1880: A funeral is held for James Sr, Johannah, Bridget, Thomas and John Donnelly. Father Connolly delivers a ...
Walpole House was the last home of Barbara, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, a notorious royal mistress of King Charles II, until her death in 1709; she is buried in St Nicholas Church nearby. The house was later inherited by Thomas Walpole, a Member of Parliament and banker, for whom it is now named.
The title of Baron Walpole of Walpole in the County of Norfolk was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1723 for Robert Walpole, in honour of and during the lifetime of his father Sir Robert Walpole, the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain, [2] with special remainder, failing male issue, to his brothers Edward and Horace, in default of this to the heirs male of his father, and ...
When the injury bug bites the 49ers, it takes a good chunk.. Ravaged by injuries all season, San Francisco didn't hire a good exterminator before the 2024 campaign, losing key contributors at ...
Halle Berry dons the Elie Saab gown she wore when making Academy Awards history as the first Black woman to win a best actress Oscar at the 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab fashion show.
Wolterton Hall. His father's net estate at his death in February 1989 was sworn as £2,065,295 (equivalent to £6,490,000 in 2023). [3] In April 2016 he sold Wolterton Hall, the house commissioned by his ancestor the 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton in 1742, where Walpole and his father had lived.