Background
Harrowby was born on December 22, 1762 in London, England, the eldest son of Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby, and his wife Elizabeth (née Terrick). Sir Dudley Ryder was his grandfather and Richard Ryder his younger brother.
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Dudley Ryder
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Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby was a prominent British politician of the Pittite faction and the Tory party.
Education
Harrowby was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.
Career
Harrowby was elected to his father's old Parliament seat of Tiverton in 1784. His administrative career began with an appointment to be Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1789. In 1791 he was appointed joint Paymaster of the Forces, having been made Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1790. He resigned the positions and also that of Treasurer of the Navy when he succeeded to his father's barony in June 1803. In 1804 he was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. In 1805 he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under his intimate friend William Pitt; in the latter year he was sent on a special and important mission to the emperors of Austria and Russia and the king of Prussia. In 1809 he was honoured when he was made Viscount Sandon, of Sandon in the County of Stafford, and Earl of Harrowby, in the County of Lincoln. From 1809 to 1812 he served as minister without portfolio in the cabinet of Spencer Perceval. From 1812 to 1827, he served as Lord President of the Council under Lord Liverpool. After George Canning's death in 1827, Harrowby refused to serve George IV as prime minister and never held office again. Despite this he continued to take part in politics, being especially prominent during the deadlock which preceded the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832. Harrowby's long association with the Tories did not prevent him from assisting to remove the disabilities of Roman Catholics and Protestant dissenters, or from supporting the movement for electoral reform; he was also in favour of the emancipation of the slaves.
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Harrowby was an English politician, known for being Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Lord President of the Council.
Religion
Harrowby's long association with the Tories did not prevent him from assisting to remove the disabilities of Roman Catholics and Protestant dissenters, or from supporting the movement for electoral reform.
Connections
Lord Harrowby married Lady Susanna Leveson-Gower, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, in 1795. They had three sons and five daughters. She died in May 1838. Lord Harrowby survived her by nine years. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Dudley.
- Father:
- Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby
- Mother:
- Elizabeth Terrick
- Spouse:
- Susanna Leveson-Gower
- Brother:
- Richard Ryder
- Grandfather:
- Sir Dudley Ryder
- Friend:
- William Pitt the Younger
He was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
He was a British Tory politician.
He was a British politician, judge and diarist.
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
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Ethnicity
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Political Party
Tory
Official Titles
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Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord President of the Council