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IN MEMORIAM : THE 3IARQUJS OF RIPON. 
contact with him know best the perfect courtesy and lofty 
ideals of his soul. He was ever a lover of truth, and eminently 
fair-minded and liberal, and even tliose who were most bitterly 
opposed to some of the phases of his polic}^ never accused him 
of being ignoble and self-seeking. 
His connection with Yorkshire was close and continuous. 
He was seen at his best as the genial host of Studley Royal, 
displaying the venerable beauties of Fountains Abbej^ in the 
preservation and elucidation of which he took so intense an 
interest. Here he entertained the present King, wlien Prince 
of Wales, in 1863, and subsequentl}'- had the satisfaction of 
welcoming Mr. W. E. Gladstone for three or four days in October, 
1887. Nothing gave him greater pleasure than to tlu'ow open 
the Abbey with its delightful surroundings to tlie widest public, 
and to know of the deep appreciation with whicli this generosity 
was enjoyed. 
Though much occupied by affairs of State, especially during 
his tenure of the Vice- Roy alt}- of India, he neglected none of 
his local duties and responsibilities, and devoted much of his 
time to the advancement of education, county administration, 
and philanthropic work. His connection Avith the city of Ripon 
was intimate, and when, as the Mayor, lie was presented with 
its freedom, his proud boast was that the people of Ripon re- 
garded him as their friend. His work on the West Riding 
County Council, first as member and then as Chairman, was 
of the utmost value, and he took a notable part in the foundation 
of the Yorkshire College, and subsequently in its incorporation 
into the Victoria University. In 1882, on the death of Lord 
Frederick Cavendish, he became its President, and on the grant- 
ing of a charter to the Leeds L^niversity he was the first Chancellor. 
Lord Ripon' s long connection with the Yorkshire Geological 
Society was no mere formality. His interest in its welfare 
was sincere. Whenever his public duties permitted he pre- 
sided at its Annual Meetings, and gave many instructive and 
stimulating addresses on these occasions. 
It was at the meeting of the Society's Council on Xovember 
12th, 1858, that the appointment of a successor to the late 
President, Earl Fitzwilliam, was considered, A resolution 
