Sir Robert Walpole Years in office: 1721-1742 Born: 26 August 1676 Nickname: "Sir Blustering", "Screen-Master General" Title: Earl of Orford Age assumed office: 44 years 107 days Total time in office: 20 years 314 days Robert Walpole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_WalpoleSir Robert Walpole | Number10.gov.uk Born: 26 August 1676 in Houghton, Norfolk First entered Parliament: 11 Jan 1701 Age he became PM: 44 years, 107 days Maiden speech: His first recorded www.number10.gov.uk/history-and-tour/prime-ministers-in-history/sir-robert-walpole BBC - History - Historic Figures: Sir Robert Walpole (1676 ... considered Britain's first prime minister ... Sir Robert Walpole by Arthur Pond © Walpole was a British Whig statesman, considered to the first holder of the office of prime ... www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/walpole_robert