The Earl of Harrowby | |
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 4 April 1878 – 21 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Adderley |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Chamberlain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1831-01-16)16 January 1831 Brighton, England |
| Died | 26 March 1900(1900-03-26) (aged 69) Sandon Hall, Staffordshire, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby Lady Frances Stuart |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder, 3rd Earl of HarrowbyPC JP DL (16 January 1831 – 26 March 1900), known asViscount Sandon from 1847 to 1882, was a British peer and politician.
He was the second son and eventual heir ofDudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby, and Lady Frances Stuart, fourth daughter ofJohn Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute.He was born atBrighton on 16 January 1831. He was educated atHarrow and theUniversity of Oxford, where he matriculated fromChrist Church on 31 May 1849, graduated B.A. in 1853, and proceeded M.A. in 1878.[1]
On leaving the university, Viscount Sandon, as he was styled during his father's lifetime, made a tour in the East withHenry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, visitingSyria and theLebanon (see Carnavon'sRecollections of the Druses of the Lebanon, London, 1860, 8vo). On his return to England, he did garrison duty as captain in the 2nd Staffordshire militia regiment, during theCrimean War andIndian mutiny.[1]
Harrowby was Member of Parliament (MP) forLichfield from 1856 to 1859 and forLiverpool from 1868 until he succeeded to the peerage in 1882. He gained experience of affairs as private secretary toHenry Labouchere at the colonial office.[1]
He was a member of the select committees on theHudson's Bay Company (1857) and the Euphrates Valley (1871–72), and continued throughout life to devote much time and attention to the study of imperial and colonial questions.[1] He wasVice-President of the Committee on Education from 1874 to 1878, andPresident of the Board of Trade (with a seat in the cabinet) from 1878 to 1880 inBenjamin Disraeli's second administration and was sworn of thePrivy Council in 1874. Between 1885 and 1886, he served asLord Privy Seal inLord Salisbury's first government.[1]
Apart from his career in national politics he was also Chairman of theStaffordshire county council and aDeputy Lieutenant andJustice of the Peace for that county.
He died at Sandon Hall, Staffordshire, on 26 March 1900.[1]
Lord Harrowby married Lady Mary Cecil, daughter ofBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter, in 1861. The marriage was childless. Harrowby died in March 1900, aged 69, and was succeeded by his younger brother,Henry. Lady Harrowby died in July 1917.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Rigg, James McMullen (1901). "Ryder, Dudley Francis Stuart". InLee, Sidney (ed.).Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London:Smith, Elder & Co.| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forLichfield 1856–1859 With:Lord Alfred Paget | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forLiverpool 1868–1882 With:Samuel Robert Graves 1868–1873 William Rathbone 1868–1880 John Torr 1873–1880 Edward Whitley1880–1882 John Ramsay 1880 Lord Claud Hamilton 1880 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Vice-President of the Committee on Education 1874–1878 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Board of Trade 1878–1880 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lord Privy Seal 1885–1886 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Earl of Harrowby 1882–1900 | Succeeded by |
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