Marquess of Ripon, in the County of York was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1871 for the
Liberal
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politician
George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon.
History
The Robinson family descended from William Robinson (d. 1616), a wealthy
York
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merchant, Lord Mayor and
Member of Parliament
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for
York
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. His grandson Sir William Robinson also represented York in Parliament and served as
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
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in 1638. Sir William's elder son
Metcalfe Robinson sat as Member of Parliament for York and was created a Baronet in 1660 (see
Robinson Baronets). He died childless in 1689 when the baronetcy became extinct. The title was revived in the following year when his nephew
William Robinson was created a Baronet, of Newby in the County of York, in the
Baronetage of England
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
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. Sir William represented both
Northallerton
Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It had a population of 16,832 in the 2011 census, an increase ...
and York in Parliament. His eldest son Metcalfe, the second Baronet, only survived him by four days and was succeeded by his younger brother, Tancred, the third Baronet. He was a
Rear-Admiral
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in the
Royal Navy
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. This line of the family failed on the death of his younger son, the fifth Baronet, in 1792.
The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed,
Thomas Robinson, 3rd Baron Grantham, who became the sixth Baronet. He was the grandson of
Thomas Robinson Thomas, Tom or Tommy Robinson may refer to:
Artists
* Thomas Robinson (composer) (c. 1560 – after 1609), English composer and music teacher
* Thomas Heath Robinson (1869–1954), British book illustrator
Politicians
* Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron ...
, fourth son of the first Baronet. Thomas Robinson was a prominent diplomat and politician and served as
Ambassador to the Austrian Empire, as
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
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History
Before 1782, the responsibilities of ...
and as
Leader of the House of Commons
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. In 1761 he was created Baron Grantham, of Grantham in the County of Lincoln, in the
Peerage of Great Britain
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. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was also a successful diplomat and politician and served as
Ambassador to Spain and as
Foreign Secretary
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. Lord Grantham married Lady Mary Jemima, daughter of
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, PC, FRS (9 March 1720 – 16 May 1790), styled Viscount Royston between 1754 and 1764, was an English politician and writer.
Life
The eldest son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, he was educated at ...
and
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey and Countess of Hardwicke (; 9 October 1723 – 10 January 1797), was a British peeress.
Life and family
She was a daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, and his first wife, Lady A ...
and 4th
Baroness Lucas, granddaughter of
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, KG, PC (16715 June 1740) was a British politician and courtier. None of his sons outlived him, so his new title became extinct on his death. Though the house he built at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire has gone, parts ...
.
He was succeeded by his elder son Thomas, the aforementioned third Baron. In 1803 Thomas assumed the surname of Weddell in lieu of his patronymic. In 1833 he succeeded his maternal aunt as 2nd
Earl de Grey
Earl de Grey, of Wrest Park, Wrest in the County of Bedford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
History
The title was created on 25 October 1816 (as Countess de Grey) for Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey, Amabell Hume- ...
and 6th Baron Lucas. His aunt
Lady Amabel (or Annabella) Yorke had succeeded her mother the Marchioness Grey (on whose death the marquessate became extinct) in the barony of Lucas in 1797 and in 1816 she was created Countess de Grey, of Wrest in the County of Bedford, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, with remainder to her sister Lady Mary Jemima and the heirs male of her body. Lady de Grey was the childless widow of Alexander Hume-Campbell, Lord Polwarth, son of
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont
Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont PC FRS (15 February 1708 – 10 January 1794), styled Lord Polwarth between 1724 and 1740, was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 until 1740 when he succeeded to the peerag ...
. Thomas, the second Earl de Grey, also inherited the Grey family seat of
Wrest Park
Wrest Park is a country estate located in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England. It comprises Wrest Park, a Grade I listed country house, and Wrest Park Gardens, also Grade I listed, formal gardens surrounding the mansion.
History
Thomas Carew (1595 ...
, near
Silsoe
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History
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The village name is derived from the Danish word ...
,
Bedfordshire
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. The same year he succeeded in the earldom he assumed by Royal licence the surname of de Grey in lieu of Weddell.
Lord de Grey had no sons and was succeeded in the barony of Lucas (which could be passed on through female lines) by his daughter, Anne (see
Baron Lucas
Baron Lucas is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The second creation is extant and is currently held with the title Lord Dingwall in the Peerage of Scotland.
Barons Lucas (of Shenfield) (1645)
The title Baron Lucas, ...
for further history of this title). He was succeeded in the other titles by his nephew, George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon. He was the only son of the Honourable
F. J. Robinson, second son of the second Baron Grantham. F. J. Robinson was
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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between 1823 and 1827 and served briefly as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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between August 1827 and January 1828. In 1827 he was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Goderich, of Nocton in the County of Lincoln. This was a revival of the viscountcy of Goderich created for his great-great-grandfather the Duke of Kent in 1706. In 1833 Robinson was further honoured when he was made Earl of Ripon, in the County of Kent in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On his death in 1859 he was succeeded by his only son, the aforementioned second Earl of Ripon. The latter also succeeded his uncle in the earldom of de Grey later in 1859, whereby he became known by style the "Earl de Grey and Ripon". He was a distinguished Liberal statesman and held office in every Liberal administration from 1861 until his death in 1908. In 1871 he was created Marquess of Ripon, in the County of York in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his only son and only surviving child, the second Marquess. He represented
Ripon
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in Parliament between 1874 and 1880. He was childless and all the titles became extinct on his death in 1923. The second Marquess was regarded as the finest shot of his generation.
The family seats were
Wrest Park
Wrest Park is a country estate located in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England. It comprises Wrest Park, a Grade I listed country house, and Wrest Park Gardens, also Grade I listed, formal gardens surrounding the mansion.
History
Thomas Carew (1595 ...
in Bedfordshire,
Newby Hall
Newby Hall is a country house beside the River Ure in the parish of Skelton-on-Ure in North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles south-east of Ripon and 6 miles south of Topcliffe Castle, by which the manor of Newby was originally held. A Grade ...
and
Studley Royal Park
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in Yorkshire
Robinson Baronets, of Newby (1690)
*
Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (19 November 1655 – 22 December 1736), 1st Baronet of Newby-on-Swale, Yorkshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1689 and 1722. He was Lord Mayor o ...
(1655–1736)
*Sir Metcalfe Robinson, 2nd Baronet (c. 1683–1736)
*
Sir Tancred Robinson, 3rd Baronet
Sir Tancred Robinson, 3rd Baronet (c. 1685 – 2 September 1754) was an English Rear admiral and Lord Mayor of York.
Life
He was the second son of Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet of Newby, Yorkshire and succeeded his elder brother Metcalfe ...
(c. 1685–1754)
*Sir William Robinson, 4th Baronet (1713–1770)
*Sir Norton Robinson, 5th Baronet (c. 1715–1792)
*
Thomas Philip Robinson, 3rd Baron Grantham (1781–1859)
Barons Grantham (1761)
*
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, (c. 169530 September 1770), of Newby, Yorkshire, was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1761.
Early life
Robinson was a younger son of Sir William Robin ...
(c. 1695–1770)
*
Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham
Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC (30 November 173820 July 1786) was a British statesman. He notably served as Foreign Secretary between 1782 and 1783.
Background and education
Grantham was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Thomas Robin ...
(1738–1786)
*
Thomas Philip Robinson, 3rd Baron Grantham (1781–1859) (succeeded as 2nd
Earl de Grey
Earl de Grey, of Wrest Park, Wrest in the County of Bedford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
History
The title was created on 25 October 1816 (as Countess de Grey) for Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey, Amabell Hume- ...
in 1833)
Earls de Grey (1816)
*Amabel Yorke, 1st Countess De Grey (1751–1833)
*
Thomas Philip De Grey, 2nd Earl De Grey
Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 3rd Baron Grantham, 6th Baron Lucas, KG, PC, FRS (born Robinson, later Weddell; 8 December 178114 November 1859), styled as The Hon. Thomas Robinson until 1786 and as Lord Grantham from 1786 to 1833, of ...
(1781–1859)
*
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 3rd Earl De Grey, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909)
Viscount Goderich (1827)
*
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, (1 November 1782 – 28 January 1859), styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known between 1827 and 1833 as The Viscount Goderich (pronounced ), the name by which he is best known to ...
; created Earl of Ripon in 1833 (1782–1859)
Earls of Ripon (1833)
*
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, (1 November 1782 – 28 January 1859), styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known between 1827 and 1833 as The Viscount Goderich (pronounced ), the name by which he is best known to ...
(1782–1859)
*
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon (1827–1909) (succeeded as 4th Baron Grantham and 3rd Earl de Grey in 1859; created Marquess of Ripon in 1871)
Marquesses of Ripon (1871)
*
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827–1909)
*
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon (1852–1923)
References
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Extinct marquessates in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Ripon
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1871 establishments in England
1923 disestablishments in England
Noble titles created in 1871
Noble titles created for UK MPs
History of Yorkshire