Henry Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth
Henry Thomas Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth (10 March 1797 – 19 March 1878) was a British peer and Member of Parliament for several constituencies.
Liddell was the eldest son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.[1] In the House of Commons, he represented Northumberland from 1826 until 1830, then North Durham from 1837 to 1847, and finally Liverpool from 1853 to 1855. In 1855 he succeeded to his father's peerage and became known as Lord Ravensworth.
In Parliament, Liddell often spoke on the Tory side of debates. He supported Catholic Emancipation but was an opponent of the Reform Acts. In 1874, he was created Earl of Ravensworth and Baron Eslington. These titles passed to his son Henry upon his death. When Henry died in 1903 the earldom was inherited by his brother Atholl who died the following year.
References
- Notes
- ^ "Liddell, Henry Thomas (LDL814HT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Liddell
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Use dmy dates from January 2012
- 1797 births
- 1878 deaths
- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Eldest sons of barons
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Liverpool
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1837–1841
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- UK MPs who inherited peerages
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