Orford, Horace Walpole, fourth Earl of

Orford, Horace Walpole, fourth Earl of
(1717-1797)
   Sat in Parliament, 1741-1767; established a private press at Strawberry Hill, at which he printed his various works.
   Index: WM His statement regarding Townshend, 74; on fall of Quebec, 238.
   Bib.: Dict. Nat. Biog.

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  • Horace Walpole — noun English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717 1797) • Syn: ↑Walpole, ↑Horatio Walpole, ↑Fourth Earl of Orford • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author, ↑historian, ↑historiographer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fourth Earl of Orford — noun English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717 1797) • Syn: ↑Walpole, ↑Horace Walpole, ↑Horatio Walpole • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author, ↑historian, ↑historiographer …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Baron Walpole — Baron Walpole, of Walpole in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. The holders of the peerage also held the titles of Baron Walpole, of Houghton in the County of Norfolk, Viscount Walpole and Earl of Orford (second… …   Wikipedia

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