Horace Walpole - Formal Styles From Birth To Death

Formal Styles From Birth To Death

  • Mr Horace Walpole (1717–1741)
  • Mr Horace Walpole, MP (1741–1742)
  • The Hon. Horace Walpole, MP (1742–1768)
  • The Hon. Horace Walpole (1768–1791)
  • The Rt Hon. The Earl of Orford (1791–1797)

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