Richard Walpole (1728–1798) was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1768 to 1784. Walpole was born on 5 December 1728, the son of Horatio Walpole of

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and his wife Mary Magdalen Lombard. He was captain of an East Indiaman until 1758. He married Margaret Vanneck, daughter of Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet on 22 November 1757. He then became a banker and joined the London firm of Cliff, Walpole and Clarke. In 1763 he acted as agent for Clive and the East India Company opposition in creating voting qualifications. In 1763 Walpole's brother

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, suggested him to Newcastle as a candidate for a vacancy at Lewes but he did not stand. In

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he was returned unopposed as

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for Great Yarmouth on his family interest. He was re-elected for Great Yarmouth after a contest in 1774 and was elected again in

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. He did not stand in

1784 Events January–March * January 6 – Treaty of Constantinople: The Ottoman Empire agrees to Russia's annexation of the Crimea. * January 14 – The Congress of the United States ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Bri ...

. Walpole died on 18 August 1798.

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