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 | | Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon PC (November 1, 1782 â“ January 28, 1859), Frederick John Robinson until 1827, The Viscount Goderich 1827â“1833, and The Earl of Ripon 1833 onwards, was a British statesman and Prime Minister (when he was known as Lord Goderich). |
 | | He was made Privy Counsellor in 1812, and served in various minor positions in the government of Lord Liverpool, including joint-Paymaster of the Forces, from which position he sponsored the Corn Laws of 1815, before entering the Cabinet in 1818 as President of the Board of Trade. |
 | | In 1823 Robinson succeeded Nicholas Vansittart as Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
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