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The Marquess of Ripon

George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
London 1827 - 1909
British politician, mayor of Ripon
(Wikipedia)

Francis Derwent Wood
1912

Description

Statue of the Marquess of Ripon in Peer's robes and Court dress. The statue was unveiled on 4 May 1912 by Sir Hugh Bell, Lord-Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Inscription(s)

the most honorable
GEORGE FREDERICK SAMVEL
MARQVESS
of
RIPON, K.G.
1827 1909

secretary of state
for war. 1863-1866
secretary of state
for india. 1866
lord president of the
covncil. 1868-1873
first high joint commissioner to
the vnited states 1871
viceroy of india 1880-1884
first lord of the admiralty 1886
secretary of state for the
colonies, 1892-1895
lord privy seal. 1906-1908
grand master of the free
masons of england. 1870-1874
lord lievtenant of the north
riding of yorkshire. 1873-1906
chairman of the west riding
covnty covncil. 1889-1892
chancellor of the vniversity
of leeds 1904-1909
mayor of ripon. 1895-1896

Sculptor

Francis Derwent Wood (Keswick 1871 - London 1926), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Leeds Mercury - Monday 6 May 1912 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 54°8'9" - W 1°31'41") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh153; Photograph: 29 July 2019
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