author, writer & politician, born in Houghton Hall
Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, was born on December 8, 1678, at Houghton Hall and held citizenship in the Kingdom of Great Britain. He was educated at Eton College and pursued a career as a diplomat and politician. Walpole died on February 5, 1757, in Whitehall.
He was the father of Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, and Thomas Walpole. Walpole was a notable person in the history of the Kingdom of Great Britain.