Lord Goderich
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Ripon PC |
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Lord Ripon by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
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In office 31 August 1827 – 21 January 1828 |
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| Monarch | George IV |
| Preceded by | George Canning |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Wellington |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 31 January 1823 – 20 April 1827 |
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| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Vansittart |
| Succeeded by | George Canning |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 24 January 1818 – 21 February 1823 |
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George III George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clancarty |
| Succeeded by | William Huskisson |
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In office 3 September 1841 – 15 May 1843 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | Henry Labouchere |
| Succeeded by | William Ewart Gladstone |
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1 November 1782 Skelton-on-Ure, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 28 January 1859 (aged 76) Putney Heath, Surrey, England |
| Political party | Tory Whig Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Hobart (m. 1814) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, PC (1 November 1782 – 28 January 1859), styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known as The Viscount Goderich /ˈɡoʊdrɪtʃ/ GOHD-rich between 1827 and 1833, the name by which he is best known to history, was a British statesman. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between August 1827 and January 1828.
A member of the rural landowning aristocracy, Robinson entered politics through family connections. In the House of Commons he rose through junior ministerial ranks, achieving cabinet office in 1818 as President of the Board of Trade. In 1823 he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, a post he held for four years. In 1827 he was raised to the peerage, and in the House of Lords was Leader of the House and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
When the Prime Minister, George Canning, died in 1827 Goderich succeeded him, but was unable to hold together Canning's fragile coalition of moderate Tories and Whigs. He resigned after 144 days in office.
After leaving the premiership Goderich served in the cabinets of two of his successors, Earl Grey and Sir Robert Peel.
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