OBITUARY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 140, 12 July 1909, Page 2

OBITUARY

1 IARQUEfS OF RIPON. By CabU .—Press Association.—Copyr%«t . Kl reived July 11, 5.5. p.m. h Lonilon, iiiil.i IU. Obitu iry: The Marquess or ibu-u. of heart, fi ilure. Tlrcßte Marquess, who was 82 )V<r» <>f ugcßliad a long and distinguish, d public ■peer. He was M.P. for H..n, , iß,')2-j3lfor Hudderafield, 1853-57; !or 1 Yorkshire, West Riding, Una»rI Secretary for War, 183U-UI; to ln<i;a j Ollioo us Under-Secretary, ISOI-O3; S» rctury of State for War, 1803-00; Secretary of State for India, 180U; i,ura I President of Council, 181(8-73; Chairman I df Joint Commission for drawing up I Treaty of Washington, 1871; uraiui i .Master of Freemasons, 1871-74; Gover--1 nor-Gimcral of India, 1880-84; First Lord I of Admiralty, 1888; Secretary for CooI nies, 181)2-05 j Mayor of Kipon, Ifctf-'M. Up owned about 21,800 acres. His sun, | Hurl do Grey succeeds to the title.

MR. W. P. JAMES, S.M. Mr. W. P. James, Stipendiary Magistrate at Mastcrton, who had been s ll fur siime weeks, died there early y*»te - - day morning, aged 50 years, says a Press Association wire, from W*)li'i"»toii. Deceased Was for many years rlcrk of the Court in Wellington ru.l in Duiicdin. In April, 11)00, he was up-' pointed Magistrate at Masterton. h his young days Mr. James was i printnent athlete, and wu* well-known as *. representative rugby football player, 1 having represented Wellington on many occasions. H ( . leaves a wife and two sous. The burial will t:ike place in Wellington on Tuesday.