Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby, KG, PC, FRS (19 May 1798 – 19 November 1882), styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847, was a British politician. He held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1855 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1855 and 1858.
The Earl of Harrowby | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 31 March 1855 – 7 December 1855 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | The Earl Granville |
Succeeded by | Matthew Talbot Baines |
Lord Privy Seal | |
In office 7 December 1855 – 3 February 1858 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | The Duke of Argyll |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Clanricarde |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 May 1798 London, England |
Died | 19 November 1882 84) Sandon Hall, Sandon, Staffordshire, England | (aged
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Lady Frances Stuart
( m. 1823; died 1859) |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Background and education
Harrowby was born in London, the son of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, and Lady Susan (d. 1838), daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[1] He was an officer of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, resigning his captain's commission in March 1831.[2]
Political career
Harrowby was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1819, a seat he held until 1831[1][3] before switching to represent Liverpool until 1847.[1][4] He served as a Lord of the Admiralty in 1827[5] and as Secretary to the Board of Control under Lord Grey between 1830 and 1831. He remained out of office for a long time, but in 1855, eight years after he had succeeded his father as Earl of Harrowby, he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[6] by Lord Palmerston, becoming a Privy Counsellor at the same time.[7] In a few months he was transferred to the office of Lord Privy Seal, a position which he resigned in 1858.[1] He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1859.[8]
Harrowby was also three times President of the Royal Statistical Society (1840–1842, 1849–1851, 1855–1857), chairman of the Maynooth commission and a member of other important royal commissions. He was regarded as among the most stalwart and prominent defenders of the Church of England.[5]
Family
Lord Harrowby married Lady Frances, daughter of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, in 1823. She died in March 1859. Harrowby remained a widower until his death at Sandon Hall on 19 November 1882, aged 84. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Dudley.[1]
References
- thepeerage.com Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby
- "No. 18787". The London Gazette. 25 March 1831. p. 573.
- "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Tipperary South to Tyrone West". Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Lichfield and Tamworth to London and Westminster South". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 28. .
- "No. 21688". The London Gazette. 3 April 1855. p. 1334.
- "No. 21688". The London Gazette. 3 April 1855. p. 1324.
- "No. 22281". The London Gazette. 1 July 1859. p. 2549.
External links
- Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Harrowby
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Richard Ryder William Fitzhugh |
Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1819–1831 With: Richard Ryder 1819–1830 Granville Ryder 1830–1831 |
Succeeded by Spencer Perceval Granville Ryder |
Preceded by William Ewart Evelyn Denison |
Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1831–1847 With: William Ewart 1831–1837 Cresswell Cresswell 1837–1842 Sir Howard Douglas, Bt 1842–1847 |
Succeeded by Edward Cardwell Sir Thomas Birch, Bt |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by John Stuart-Wortley |
Secretary to the Board of Control 1830–1831 |
Succeeded by Thomas Hyde Villiers |
Preceded by The Earl Granville |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1855 |
Succeeded by Matthew Talbot Baines |
Preceded by The Duke of Argyll |
Lord Privy Seal 1855–1858 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Clanricarde |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Dudley Ryder |
Earl of Harrowby 1847–1882 |
Succeeded by Dudley Ryder |