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- Catherine, Lady Walpole, (née Shorter) was the first wife of British politician and Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford from 30 July 1700 until her death in Chelsea in 1737. She was buried on the Walpole estate at Houghton in Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of Sir John Shorter, (born 1660), a wealthy merchant from Kent, and Elizabeth Philipps, (born c. 1664). She was the granddaughter of Sir John Shorter (1625-1688), Lord Mayor of London in 1687. On her marriage to Walpole in 1700 she paid a dowry of £20,000. She was renowned for her extravagant lifestyle, frequently attending the opera and buying expensive clothes and jewellery, but the couple became estranged during his Prime Ministership, and he had a succession of mistresses. He lived with Maria Skerrett in both Richmond and Houghton Hall in Norfolk while Lady Walpole was still alive. She herself courted controversy when it was noted that the Walpoles' youngest son Horace, born 10 years after his siblings when the marriage was cool, did not share looks or character with any siblings or his father. Lady Walpole's lover at that time was reported to be Lord Hervey. Catherine and Robert Walpole had six children. Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford, who married Margaret Rolle, later the 15th Baroness Clinton, on 26 March 1724 and had one son. Katherine Walpole,, who died unmarried at Bath, Somerset. Horatio Walpole Mary Walpole, who married the 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley on 14 September 1723 and had two sons. Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797) Sir Edward Walpole (born bef. 1720, death date unknown); he had an illegitimate daughter, Maria Walpole, who later married into the British Royal Family, becoming the wife of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, King George III's brother.
- Catherine Shorter-Walpole była pierwszą żoną pierwszego premiera Wielkiej Brytanii Roberta Walpole'a. Została pochowana w Houghton Hall posiadłości Walpole'a. Jej ojcem był bałtycki handlarz sir John Shorter, a matką Elizabeth Philipps. Jej dziadkiem był inny John Shorter, Lord Mayor Londynu w roku 1687. Cateherine znana był z ekstrawagancji. Jako dama wielkiej urody uwielbiała wizyty w operze i kosztowną biżuterię. Jej zachcianki spełniane przez Walpole'a były tematem wielu żartów w brytyjskiej stolicy. Walpole, który miał w końcu dość jej chciwości, nie był jej wierny do końca; jego kochanką została Maria Skerrett, jeszcze za życia Catherine. Po jej śmierci Walpole poślubił Marię. Walpole i Catherine Shorter mieli sześcioro dzieci: Robert Walpole, 2. hrabia Orford, który poślubił Margaret Rolle; Katherine Walpole, która zmarła nie wyszedłszy za mąż; Horatio Walpole; Mary Walpole, poślubiła potem George Cholmondeley, 3. hrabiego Cholmondeley; Horace Walpole, 4. hrabia Orford przyszły wielki pisarz i nieudany polityk; Edward Walpole (ur. przed 1720, data dokładna nieznana).
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- Catherine, Lady Walpole, (née Shorter) was the first wife of British politician and Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford from 30 July 1700 until her death in Chelsea in 1737. She was buried on the Walpole estate at Houghton in Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of Sir John Shorter, (born 1660), a wealthy merchant from Kent, and Elizabeth Philipps, (born c. 1664). She was the granddaughter of Sir John Shorter (1625-1688), Lord Mayor of London in 1687.
- Catherine Shorter-Walpole była pierwszą żoną pierwszego premiera Wielkiej Brytanii Roberta Walpole'a. Została pochowana w Houghton Hall posiadłości Walpole'a. Jej ojcem był bałtycki handlarz sir John Shorter, a matką Elizabeth Philipps. Jej dziadkiem był inny John Shorter, Lord Mayor Londynu w roku 1687. Cateherine znana był z ekstrawagancji. Jako dama wielkiej urody uwielbiała wizyty w operze i kosztowną biżuterię.
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