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'''Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford''' (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as '''Sir Robert Walpole''', was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first {{Wiki|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister of Great Britain}}. | '''Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford''' (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as '''Sir Robert Walpole''', was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first {{Wiki|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister of Great Britain}}. | ||
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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Circa 1722, Robert met with the pirate-turned-Assassin Edward Kenway – who had taken the life and identity of Robert's cousin, Duncan, years earlier – after the Assassin had taken the Charlotte, in his attempt to kill his old rival, Matthew Hague. Alongside Hague's father Sir Aubrey Hague, a Templar, Walpole offered Kenway and his crew pardons, new lives and property in exchange for Matthew Hague's life, hoping to prevent "another act of barbarism".
Following his success, Walpole purchased a house in London for Kenway – where the latter would spend the remainder of his life – and the introduction to the Stephensen-Oakley family, also employing Kenway's new assistant Reginald Birch.