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Frederick John Robinson, I conte di Ripon ( Londra, 1º novembre 1782 – Londra, 28 gennaio 1859 ), è stato un politico britannico . Noto anche col titolo di visconte Goderich, ha fatto parte del Partito Conservatore . È stato Primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 31 agosto 1827 al 22 gennaio 1828 .
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon, PC (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 / ˈɡoʊdrɪtʃ / GOH-dritch [1] ), the name by which he is best known to history, was a British politician who served as Prime ...
Frederick John Robinson, 1st earl of Ripon was the prime minister of Great Britain from August 1827 to January 1828. He received from the radical journalist William Cobbett the sardonic nicknames “Prosperity Robinson” (for his unwarranted optimism on the eve of the 1825 economic crisis) and “Goody.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
But he was not a successful Prime Minister. He was indecisive and unable to mediate between the formidable personalities in his Cabinet. After a letter pleading ill health, he was dismissed by George IV in January 1828, recovering virtually instantaneously. Goderich was born Frederick John Robinson in 1782.
A better candidate for this dubious honour might have been Viscount Goderich, who lasted a mere four months in 1827–8. He had the added handicap of relative anonymity. For most of his long life he was known either as Frederick Robinson or the Earl of Ripon.
- Dick Leonard
- 2008
Abolitionist, Colonial Secretary charged with developing a programme for the abolition of slavery, which was eventually designed and implemented by his successor Lord Stanley. Bibliography.
Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich and 1st Earl of Ripon (1 November 1782 – 28 January 1859), styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known as The Viscount Goderich between...
