John Walpole

For the earlier MP for King's Lynn, see John Walpole (died 1557).

Colonel John Walpole (17 November 1787 – 10 December 1859) was a soldier and diplomat, a younger son of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford.

The Honourable Colonel John Walpole
Born	17 November 1787
Died	10 December 1859
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1804–1825
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Coldstream Guards
Battles / wars	Napoleonic Wars Siege of Cádiz Battle of Barrosa Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo Battle of Salamanca Siege of Burgos (WIA) Hundred Days

He served with the Guards during the Peninsular War, and was wounded at the Siege of Burgos.^[1] He was Member of Parliament for King's Lynn from 1822 to 1831.^[2] Walpole served as private secretary to Lord Palmerston from November 1830 to August 1833, when he was appointed British Consul-General and Plenipotentiary at Santiago in Chile. Walpole was promoted to Chargé d'affaires in May 1841, and retired in March 1849.^[1]