This man was forced to lower taxes in response to the Gin Riots.
This man was forced to lower taxes in response to the Gin Riots. He managed to convince his hawkish
 monarch not to engage in the War of the Polish Succession, and put the Lord Chamberlain in charge of
 censoring the theatre with the Licensing Act. After the death of his ally Queen Caroline, this man
 experienced a decline in popularity caused by events like the Porteous Riots and the Cartagena Disaster,
 which occurred during the War of Jenkins Ear. Through his posts of First Lord of the Treasury and
 Chancellor of the Exchequer, he controlled affairs during the reigns of George I and George II. For 10
 points, name this man often regarded as the first Prime Minister of England.
This man was forced to lower taxes in response to the Gin Riots.
Robert {Walpole}