Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

The Right Honourable The Earl of Harrowby KG, PC, FRS
"The last generation" As depicted by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 8th April 1871
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 – 1857
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 (1798-05-19) London, England
Died	19 November 1882 (1882-11-20) Sandon Hall, Sandon, Staffordshire
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Lady Frances Stuart (d. 1859)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

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 1857.

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.

Political career

Harrowby was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1819, a seat he held until 1831, and then represented Liverpool until 1847. He served as a Lord of the Admiralty in 1827^{[citation needed]} 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 by Lord Palmerston, becoming a Privy Counsellor at the same time. In a few months he was transferred to the office of Lord Privy Seal, a position which he resigned in 1857. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1859.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External links

•  "Ryder, Dudley (1798-1882)". 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
Preceded by Hon. Richard Ryder William Fitzhugh	Member of Parliament for Tiverton with Hon. Richard Ryder 1819–1830 Hon. Granville Ryder 1830–1831 1819–1831	Succeeded by Spencer Perceval Hon. Granville Ryder
Preceded by William Ewart Evelyn Denison	Member of Parliament for Liverpool with William Ewart 1831–1837 Cresswell Cresswell 1837–1842 Sir Howard Douglas, Bt 1842–1847 1831–1847	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 1855–1857	Succeeded by The Marquess of Clanricarde
Academic offices
Preceded by The Earl FitzWilliam	President of the Royal Statistical Society 1840–1842	Succeeded by The Marquess of Lansdowne
Preceded by The Earl FitzWilliam	President of the Royal Statistical Society 1849–1851	Succeeded by The Lord Overstone
Preceded by The Earl FitzWilliam	President of the Royal Statistical Society 1855–1857	Succeeded by Lord Stanley
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Dudley Ryder	Earl of Harrowby 1847–1882	Succeeded by Dudley Ryder