Many of this politician's descendants have been named Marquess of Cholmondeley.
Many of this politician's descendants have been named Marquess of Cholmondeley. His administration was opposed by a group of Whigs known as the Patriot Party, who viewed him as corrupt. He lost some popularity for deferring the execution of Captain John Porteous, which led a mob to take things into their own hands by lynching Porteous. A major factor in his government's collapse was the British loss at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in the War of Jenkins' Ear, which he opposed. He earned the derogatory nickname "The Screenmaster-General" for saving Lords Stanhope and Sutherland from imprisonment in the wake of the scandal surrounding the South Sea Bubble. For 10 points, name this man who is considered the first British Prime Minister.
Many of this politician's descendants have been named Marquess of Cholmondeley.
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford