Frederick Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Ripon GCVO FRS |
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The Marquess of Ripon.
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| Born | 29 January 1852 |
| Died | 23 September 1923 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
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Lady Gwladys Herbert (1859–1917) |
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon GCVO FRS (29 January 1852 – 23 September 1923), styled Viscount Goderich between 1859 and 1871 and Earl de Grey between 1871 and 1909, was a British courtier and Liberal politician.
Robinson was the only son and only surviving child of George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon and grandson of Prime Minister F. J. Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon. His mother was Henrietta Anne Theodosia Vyner, daughter of Henry Vyner. He was educated at Eton College.
Viscount Goderich was attached to the British commission sent, under his father's head, to Washington to settle the Alabama claims in 1871. Styled Earl de Grey after his father was elevated to a marquessate later in 1871, he entered Parliament for Ripon in 1874, a seat he held until 1880. A long time friend of King Edward VII, in July 1901 he was appointed Treasurer to Queen Alexandra. He was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in December 1901, and promoted to Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) in 1909. In 1909 he succeeded his father in the marquessate and took his seat in the House of Lords.
He was Captain of the 27th West Riding of Yorkshire Volunteers in 1870, and JP for the counties of North and West Ridings and the Liberty of Ripon. He was also a trustee of the Wallace Collection and a supporter of the Royal Opera House.
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