 He played a significant role in sustaining the Whig party, safeguarding the Hanoverian succession, and defending the principles of the Glorious Revolution (1688)...He established a stable political supremacy for the Whig party and taught succeeding ministers how best to establish an effective working relationship between Crown and Parliament".Scholars rank him highly among all British prime ministers.Walpole was born in Houghton, Norfolk in 1676.