Catherine Walpole

The Honourable Lady Walpole
Detail of mezzotint, c. 1748 – c. 1760
Born	Catherine Shorter 1682 (1682)
Died	20 August 1737(1737-08-20) (aged 54–55) Chelsea, London, England
Resting place	St Martin at Tours' Church, Houghton
Known for	Spouse of the prime minister of Great Britain (1721–1737)
Spouse	Sir Robert Walpole ​ (m. 1700)​
Children	6; including Robert, Edward and Horace
Relatives	Walpole family

Catherine, Lady Walpole (née Shorter; 1682 – 20 August 1737) was the first wife of the first British prime minister Sir Robert Walpole.