Definition of Walpole, Sir Robert in English:
Walpole, Sir Robert
proper nounˈwɔːlpəʊlˈwɔlpoʊl
1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), British Whig statesman, First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1715–17 and 1721–42, father of Horace Walpole. Walpole is generally regarded as the first British prime minister, having presided over the cabinet for George I and George II.
Definition of Walpole, Sir Robert in US English:
Walpole, Sir Robert
proper nounˈwɔlpoʊlˈwôlˌpōl
1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), British statesman; first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer 1715–17 and 1721–42; father of Horace Walpole. He is generally thought of as the first British prime minister, since he presided over the cabinet for George I and George II.