George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Hereditary Peerage | |
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Preceded by | The 1st Earl of Ripon |
Succeeded by | The 2nd Marquess of Ripon |
Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire | |
In office 24 April 1857 – 28 January 1859 | |
Preceded by | Richard Cobden |
Succeeded by | John William Ramsden |
Member of Parliament for Huddersfield | |
In office 22 April 1853 – 24 April 1857 | |
Preceded by | William Crompton-Stansfield |
Succeeded by | Edward Akroyd |
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull | |
In office 31 July 1852 – March 1853 | |
Preceded by | Matthew Talbot Baines |
Succeeded by | William Digby Seymour |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 Downing Street, London | 24 October 1827
Died | 9 July 1909 Studley Royal Park, North Yorkshire | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Henrietta Vyner
(m. 1851; died 1907) |
Children |
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Parents |
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George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon,
Background and education
Ripon was born at 10 Downing Street, London, the second son of Prime Minister F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (who was created Earl of Ripon in 1833), by his wife Lady Sarah (née Hobart), daughter of the Earl of Buckinghamshire. He was educated privately, attending neither school nor college.[1]
He was awarded the honorary degree of DCL by the University of Oxford in 1870.[2]
Diplomatic and political career, 1852–1880
Ripon served on
In 1859 he succeeded his father as second Earl of Ripon, taking his seat in the
Viceroy of India, 1880–1884
When Gladstone returned to power in 1880 he appointed Ripon
He was also instrumental in supporting
He is still revered in
Political career, 1884–1908
Lord Ripon also became a supporter of
As noted by Neil Smith, Ripon's liberalism had roots in the mid-nineteenth century, but his political views "shifted with the times". According to Smith, "he was greatly interested in labour questions, deeply sympathetic to labour aspirations and believed the state might interfere with wages and that the state had a duty to deal with unemployment".[18]
Other appointments
Lord Ripon was President of the
Lord Ripon was a
Following his conversion he was generous in supporting Catholic educational and charitable works. He was president of the
Lord Ripon was Chancellor of the University of Leeds from its creation in 1904 until his death in 1909.[22]
Marriage and children
Lord Ripon married his cousin Henrietta Anne Theodosia Vyner, daughter of Henry Vyner and his wife Lady Mary Gertrude Robinson, daughter of
- Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon (29 January 1852 – 22 September 1923)
- Mary Sarah Robinson (16 July 1857 – 3 July 1858)
Death
Lady Ripon died in February 1907, aged 73. Lord Ripon survived her by two years and died of heart failure at Studley Royal Park[19] in July 1909, aged 81. He was buried at St Mary's, Studley Royal[19] and was succeeded in the marquessate and other titles by his only son, Frederick Oliver.[19] His estate was assessed for probate with a value of £127,292. 15s. 8d. (equivalent to £14.1 million in 2021[24]).[25]
References
- ^ a b c d e White, Geoffrey H., ed. (1949). The Complete Peerage, Volume XI. St Catherine's Press. p. 4.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888). Alumni Oxonienses, 1715–1886. Oxford University Press. p. 1213.
- ^ "No. 21338". The London Gazette. 13 July 1852. p. 1947.
- ^ a b Wolf, Lucien (1921). Life of the First Marquess of Ripon. London: John Murray. p. 47.
- ^ "No. 21434". The London Gazette. 26 April 1853. p. 1193.
- ^ "No. 21987". The London Gazette. 10 April 1857. p. 1297.
- ^ "No. 22731". The London Gazette. 1 May 1863. p. 2305.
- ^ "No. 23748". The London Gazette. 20 June 1871. p. 2847.
- ^ "No. 23565". The London Gazette. 14 December 1869. p. 7070.
- ^ Congress Presidents 1869–2002 (PDF), February 2002, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008, retrieved 10 May 2008
- ^ "No. 24843". The London Gazette. 11 May 1880. p. 2968.
- ^ Cotton, Henry (1904). New India or India in Transition. London: Kegan Paul. p. 4.
- ISBN 9781138258549
- ^ "Reforms Brought by Lord Ripon – Discussed!". History Discussion - Discuss Anything About History. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Sport". The Cornishman. No. 251. 3 May 1883. p. 6.
- ^ "Ripon Club".
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35792. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10241/1/10241_7035.PDF?UkUDh:CyT[bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c d White, Geoffrey H., ed. (1949). The Complete Peerage, Volume XI. St Catherine's Press. p. 5.
- ^ Kelly's Handbook of the Titled, Landed and Official Classes 1909. Kelly's. p. 1386.
- ISBN 0804719969.
- ^ University of Leeds, charter
- ^ Pine, L G, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms. London, UK, Heraldry Today, 1972.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Ripon, Marquess of". probatesearchservice.gov. UK Government. 1909. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Ripon
- Media related to George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon at Wikimedia Commons