Walpole, Robert, 1st Earl of Orford
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...royal patronage, partly to the electoral management of Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle , but also to Walpoles own debating skills and the popularity of many of his policies. In financial policy, his strongest point, he created the sinking fund...