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Show FIRST MARQUIS OF RIPOX CLOSES LOSIt CAREER LONDON. July 9. George Frederick Samuel Robinson, the first marquis of Ri-pon, Ri-pon, died this evening. The marquis resigned as lord of tho nrlvv seal October 0. 1008, owing; to his advanced age. and was succeeded by the linrl of Crewe. lie hud been secretary of stale for war and secretary for India, lord president presi-dent of the council, governor-general of India, first lord of admiralty, and from ISO" to 1S95 secretary for Die colonics, He was also chairman of the joint commission com-mission for drawing up the treaty of Washington in 1871. nnd grand master of Free Masons, 1S71-79. |