FREDERICK JOHN ROBINSON

FREDERICK JOHN ROBINSON, EARL OF RIPON (1782-1859), statesman, younger son of Lord Grantham, entered Parliament in 1806 as a Tory; rose to be Chancellor of the Exchequer, and was for a few months in 1827 Prime Minister; was subsequently in different Cabinets Colonial Secretary, Lord Privy Seal, and President of the Board of Trade; created an Earl In 1833.