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    Earl of Orford is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1697 when the naval commander Admiral...
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    Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig politician...
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    4th Earl of Orford (/ˈwɔːlpoʊl/; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters...
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  • 4th Earl of Orford may refer to: Horace Walpole (1717–1797), later 4th Earl of Orford (second creation), English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian...
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    Baron Walpole of Houghton in the County of Norfolk, Viscount Walpole and Earl of Orford (second creation; 1742 to 1797), and Earl of Orford (third creation;...
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    Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC (1653 – 26 November 1727) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior...
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  • 2nd Earl of Orford may refer to: Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1701–1751), British peer and politician Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1752–1822)...
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  • Earl of Orford may refer to: George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford (1730–1791), British administrator, politician, and peer Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of...
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  • The Earl of Orford is a title that has been created thrice in British history. The first Earl may refer to: Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653–1727)...
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    which he named for George, Earl of Orford, "a much-respected friend." Port Orford is the westernmost settlement in the state of Oregon, and the westernmost...
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    no-one entitled to succeed to the earldom. Duke of Bedford (1694 creation) Baron Ampthill Earl of Orford (1697 creation) "No. 22534". The London Gazette...
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    Marquess of Tavistock (b. 2005). Baron Russell of Thornhaugh Baron de Clifford Earl Russell Earls of Orford; First creation (1697) Baron Ampthill Debrett's...
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  • Orford may refer to: Orford, Cheshire, a suburb of Warrington, England Orford, Suffolk, England Orford Castle Orford Ness Orford (UK Parliament constituency)...
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  • of Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole (1678–1757) (and of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), the Prime Minister). The name Horatio was subsequently...
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    Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (12 June 1723 – 24 February 1809) was a British Whig politician. Walpole was the eldest son and heir of Horatio Walpole...
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    2nd Earl of Orford, KB (1701 – 31 March 1751), was a British peer and politician, styled Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745. He was the eldest son of Sir...
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    Baron Clinton (redirect from Earl Clinton)
    Earl of Orford and 16th Baron Clinton (d. 1791). He was childless and on his death in 1791 the earldom passed to his uncle, the fourth Earl of Orford...
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    4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS (13 November 1718 – 30 April 1792) was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich...
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    Earl of Orford (2 April 1730 – 5 December 1791), was a British administrator, politician, and peer. Lord Orford was the only child of the 2nd Earl of...
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    country houses including Houghton Hall. Heads of this family have traditionally been the Earl of Orford. Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole, resided at...
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  • 5th Earl of Orford (10 July 1854 – 27 September 1931), was a British peer, Foreign Office diplomat, soldier, and Royal Navy officer. The son of Commander...
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    George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, KG, PC, DL, FRS, FSA (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834), styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British...
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  • Russell, later Earl of Orford. They came to prominence due to the favour of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland and during the reign of Queen Anne, Sunderland's...
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    Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, KG (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799), was a British naval officer. After serving throughout the War of the...
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    1st Earl of Orford, from 1730 to 1742—when Walpole left the government. 1734 British general election 1741 British general election 1742 vote of no confidence...
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    to the voters, the King created him Duke of Clarence and St Andrews and Earl of Munster on 19 May 1789, supposedly saying: "I well know it is another vote...
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  • Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (13 or 24 June 1752 – 15 June 1822), styled The Honourable Horatio Walpole between 1757 and 1806 and Lord Walpole between...
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    Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey KG PC (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig politician who was...
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    younger brother of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, who was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain...
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    titles became extinct on his death. Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, spoke slightingly of him and his mistress, Anna Maria Faulkner, including alleging...
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