# Sir Philip Ramon — The Four Just Men character guide > Sir Philip Ramon in The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Ramon, old Ramon **First appearance:** 0000-i-thery-s-trade ## Snapshot A childless, friendless Foreign Secretary who has staked his life on an extradition bill, daring the Four Just Men to make good their threat against him. ## Who they are Sir Philip Ramon is the Minister of the Crown whose extradition measure has drawn the Four Just Men's ultimatum, and he meets it not with panic but with a cold, resentful resolve to carry the bill through and vindicate the integrity of his office. A man with neither wife nor child, he has made provision for his servants as though he already counts himself dead, and his own creed—that a minister 'ceases to exist as a man and becomes merely an unhuman automaton'—reads like a verdict on himself. His stubborn, unlovable honesty is what turns the book's central standoff into a genuine contest of wills rather than a simple manhunt. ## Relationships ### [Detective Superintendent Falmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/detective_superintendent_falmouth) _professional_ Falmouth is the detective leading the investigation to protect Sir Philip from the Four Just Men. ### [Miguel Thery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/miguel_thery) _rivalry_ Thery is one of the Four Just Men targeting Sir Philip Ramon for execution. ### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred) _rivalry_ Manfred is the leader of the Four Just Men who have condemned Sir Philip to death. ### [Billy Marks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/billy_marks) _professional_ Billy Marks is a minor employee at Sir Philip's office, providing a link to the criminal underworld. ### [Detective Superintendent Falmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/detective_superintendent_falmouth) _professional_ Falmouth is the detective leading the investigation to protect Sir Philip from the Four Just Men. ### [Detective Superintendent Falmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/detective_superintendent_falmouth) _professional_ Falmouth is the detective leading the investigation to protect Sir Philip from the Four Just Men. ### [Billy Marks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/billy_marks) _professional_ Billy Marks is a minor employee at Sir Philip's office, providing a link to the criminal underworld. ### [Miguel Thery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/miguel_thery) _rivalry_ Thery is one of the Four Just Men targeting Sir Philip Ramon for execution. ### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred) _rivalry_ Manfred is the leader of the Four Just Men who have condemned Sir Philip to death. ### [Billy Marks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/billy_marks) _professional_ Billy Marks is a minor employee at Sir Philip's office, providing a link to the criminal underworld. ## In the story ### [A Newspaper Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/ii-a-newspaper-story) The Foreign Secretary who receives threatening letters and gives an interview to the Megaphone, revealing the Four Just Men and their history. ### [The Faithful Commons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/iii-the-faithful-commons) The Foreign Secretary, determined to pass the Extradition Bill despite personal fear of death and pressure from colleagues. ### [One Thousand Pounds Reward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/iv-one-thousand-pounds-reward) The threatened foreign secretary remains outwardly calm but privately fearful; he discusses his philosophy of death with Falmouth and refuses to be interviewed. ### [VII: The Clues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/vii-the-clues) Feels humiliated by the police protection and the public spectacle; writes a letter to his agent making provisions for his possible death; reflects on his role as a minister, feeling a cold determination to carry through the Extradition Bill. ### [The Messenger of the Four](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/viii-the-messenger-of-the-four) The Foreign Secretary, target of the Four Just Men, oscillates between defiance and nervousness as the deadline passes and new threats emerge. ### [The Pocketbook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/ix-the-pocketbook) Receives the final warning and reads it without tremor, though his face is grey and drawn. He questions the security leak and his ability to be protected. ### [A Newspaper Cutting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/xii-a-newspaper-cutting) The deceased; the inquest investigates the mysterious circumstances of his death. ### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/xiii-conclusion) The victim; his death is revealed to have been caused by electrocution via a tampered telephone. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/sir_philip_ramon - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters