Goderich

Goderich

Rush ID: 4119

Details

Born:
24 October 1827
Died:
9 July 1909
Birth place:
London
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Private income
Election occupation:
Private income
Parentage:
1st Earl of Ripon, (Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister in 1827), and Lady Sarah Hobart, daughter of 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire
Notes:
Born at 10 Downing Street. Held several ministerial offices after succession to Peerage. Stenton gives his date of death as 22 September 1923, but this appears to be a confusion with his son. Converted to Roman Catholicism in 1874.
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
1
Education level:

References

Rush ID:
4119
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q333111
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
339
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. GODERICH, Viscount (1827-1909)
  2. ROBINSON, George (1827-1909) **

Alternative names

  1. George (George Frederick Samuel) Robinson (Family Name)

    1827 - 1923

    family name; assumed title Viscount Goderich on father's elevation as Earl of Ripon in 1833

Peerages

  1. 2nd Earl Ripon

    2nd Earl of Ripon

    Hereditary

    1859

    January 1859

  2. 1st Marquess of Ripon

    New hereditary

    1871

    January 1859

  3. Earl de Grey of Wrest

    Hereditary

    1859

    succeeded his uncle, November 1859

  4. 4th Baron Grantham

    Hereditary

    1859

    succeeded his uncle, November 1859

Constituencies

  1. Yorkshire (West Riding)

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election: 27 March 1857
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1859*
    Date of exit: 28 January 1859
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Succession to peerage
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: Stenton incorrectly gives exit date as November 1859.
  2. Huddersfield

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1853*
    Date of election: 22 April 1853
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1857
    Date of exit: 27 March 1857
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Relocation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None
  3. Kingston upon Hull

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1852
    Date of election: 7 July 1852
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1853*
    Date of exit: c. 1853*
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: Exit March 1853; election declared void on petition.

Schools

  1. Private tuition

Marriages

  1. Vyner, Henrietta Anne Theodosis

    Year: 1851

Relationships

  1. Parent of De Grey

Parties

  1. Liberal Party Member

Political organisations

  1. Freemason Member

    1853-1874

Clubs

  1. Brooks's Club

  2. Reform Club