The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
IRISH WCEROY TO CO
DESPITE DEN|ALS
Asquith Will Yield to Sec
tion of Party
A JEWEL SENSATION
Cry for Earl of Aberdeens Head
Result of Renewed Agitation
Over the Irish Crown
Jewels Scandal

London March Special All
though tile unofficial announcement
made the other day that the Earl Of
Aberdeen shortly would cease to be
yieeroy of Ireland has met with a
prompt official denial behind the
political scenes 1t is known that the
statement was well founded, and that
the present Lord Lieutenant VII re-
sign his post in the course of the next
few months. and he succeeded by Lord
Ashby st. Ledgers. who has been Pay
master General since 1910
A strong section of the Liberal party
has been demanding Lord Aberdeen,s s
official head for some time past. The
renewed agitation over the crown lew
els scandal, which under his Lord Lien
tenancy has been persistentlyl screened
from the searchlight of a public invest
fgation, has served TO strengthen this
demand, likewise the fact that Lord
Aberdeen's years now total 66 whereas
the man who is to be his successor is
only 40 In fact, it is more or less an
open secret that only the. warm person
al friendship that exists between Lord
Aberdeen and Prime Minister Asouith
mas Kept the former in Office so long
lhere is, of course, strong bond be-
tween them In the fact that a secret
engagement existed between the prime
minister's daughter. Miss Violet AS
qulth, who was In the United States so
recently, and Lord Aberdeen's son. the
Hon. Archie Gordon, who was killed in
a motor car accident a few years ago
The career of the Earl of Aberd cen.
VINO has been vice-king of Canada as
Wen as twice that of Ireland. who Is a
Knight of the Thistle and a brieadier
general n ha
ers, as well as an L. L. d. of on end of
universities. including Princeton is too
We'll known to need anything ike a
lengthy recapitulation. To some ex-
tent, of course, his lordship has been
overshadowed by his gifted and ener-
getic Wife, the authoress, lecturer phi.
lanthropist and ex-president of the In
ternational Council of Women to whom
he became engaged under such roman
tic circumstances The story goes that
Lord Aberdeen then aged 30 was STAY
ing at Highland lodge, and while out
shooting alone, CHANGED to cross the
boundary of the estate next to his
hosts The owner, Lord Tweedmouth
happened to meet and told him that he
was trespassing. Lord Aberdeen was
overcome with confusion and handed
his card to the stranger He was
pormptly invited to lunch and at Lord
Tweedmouth's hospitable board met his
daughter, Miss Marjoribanks, and at
once fell in love with her In due
course she became Lady Aberdeen.
Distinguished now as one of the
few surviving intimate friends of the
late William Ewart Gladstone. the Rt
Hon. John Campbell Hamilton Gordon
seventh Earl of Aberdeen, to give him
his full style and title, was born on
August 3, 1S47 He succeeded to the
title of the death of his brother in 1870.
and entered the House OF Lords as a
Conservative. Later on, however, he
disagreed with the Tory policy and in
the debate on the Afghan war ne voted
against the Beaconsfield government
In 1880, having become recognized as a
leading member of the Liberal party.
he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of
and in 1881 Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland with the mission of
carrying out the Home Rule policy of
the government. He was governor
general of Canada from 1898 to 1898.
and became viceroy of Ireland again
In 1905. He owns $4,000 acres and is
as a tolerant landlord.
His almost certain successor as vice
roy, Lord Ashby st. Ledgers, is a South
war veteran, having served
the campaign with the Dor
setshire Imperial Yeomanry and been
awarded the Queens medal with three
clasps. He was born in 1873, educated
at Eton, and married. in 1902, one of
the daughters of Baron Ebury. He
first was elected to parliament in 1900
became paymaster general in 1910, and
is also chairman of the royal commits
sion on coast erosion and affOresta
ton