Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1893 — A POPULAR NOBLEMAN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A POPULAR NOBLEMAN.

Earl of Aberdeen, the New Governor Gen« oral of Canada. I The Earl of Aberdeen, Sir John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, Bart., recently appointed Governor General of Canada, is probably the most popular nobleman in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was born in 1847 and is a grandson of the Earßof Aberdeen who was prime minister in 1854 and under whose premiership Mr. Gladstone served his . first term as chancellor of the ex- ' chequer. He succeeded to the Scotch i peerage in 1870 upon the death of his ■ brother George, who was drowned oq a voyage to Melbourne. The Earl entered the House of Lords as a Conservative, but subse-

quently became a stanch Liberal. In 1886 he was appointed by Mr. Gladstone Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with the mission of carrying out the home rule policy of the government. In this capacity he rendered himself immensely popular in Ireland, and the scene in Dublin on the occasion of his leave-taking is said to have been such as had never been witnessed there since the departure of Lord Fitzwilliam in 1795. No viceroy in Ireland ever so completely won the hearts of the Irish people as he. He is a member of many religious and philanthropic societies, and contributed $5,000 towards Gen. Booth’s scheme for alleviating distress. In 1877 the Earl visited the United Stites, making a very extended tour, and delivered addresses in nearly all the large cities on the struggle in Ireland for home rule. The Earl and Viscountess made a few months’ visit to Canada in 1890-91 and conceived a deep affection for the country and people, so much that they disposed of their nouse in Grosvenor square, London, a palatial home that sold for $70,000, and purchase ! a fine property called “Highfleld” near the outskirts of the city of Hamilton, where their home now is. They are very unpretentious people and have four lovable children, to whom they are devoted. Lord Aberdeen is a very religious man and a strong advocate of temperance.

THE EARL OF ABERDEEN.