12-687: Earl of Harrowby , in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1809 for the prominent politician and former Foreign Secretary , Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby . He was made Viscount Sandon , of Sandon in the County of Stafford , at the same time, which title is used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. His son, the second Earl, held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of
24-549: Is Sandon Hall , near Stafford , Staffordshire . The family also resides at Burnt Norton house , a house made famous by the T. S. Eliot poem Burnt Norton as is found in the Four Quartets . The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son Dudley Anthony Hugo Coventry Ryder, Viscount Sandon (b. 1981). Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of
36-535: The Peerage of Great Britain in 1776 for Nathaniel Ryder , who had previously represented Tiverton in Parliament. He was the son of Sir Dudley Ryder , Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1754 to 1756. Dudley Ryder was offered a peerage by King George II on 24 May 1756, but died the following day, before the patent was completed. Lord Harrowby was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned second Baron, who
48-562: The Duchy of Lancaster and Lord Privy Seal . He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He was a Conservative politician and notably served as President of the Board of Trade from 1878 to 1880. His nephew, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his father in 1900), briefly represented Gravesend in the House of Commons as a Conservative and was also Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire . His son,
60-531: The House of Lords , were offered a life peerage to allow them to continue to sit in the House, should they wish. Peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords following the Acts of Union of 1707 and 1800 , though the law permitted a limited number to be elected by their fellows to serve in the House of Lords as representative peers . Some peerages of
72-401: The United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords. However, from that date, most of the hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of the first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of
84-973: The United Kingdom were created to get around this obstacle and allow certain Scottish and Irish peers to enjoy the automatic right to sit in the House of Lords The ranks of the peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , and Baron . The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life , mostly ceased once Harold Wilson 's Labour government took office in 1964 , and only thirteen (nine non-royal and four royal) people have been created hereditary peers since then. These were: Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in
96-602: The five Peerages in the United Kingdom . It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain . New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland until 1898 (the last creation was the Barony of Curzon of Kedleston ) The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords . Until then, all peers of
108-412: The sixth Earl, sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury . As of 2017 the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2007. The family seats are Sandon Hall , near Sandon , Staffordshire and Burnt Norton House , near Chipping Camden , Gloucestershire . The title of Baron Harrowby , of Harrowby in the County of Lincoln , was created in
120-410: Was a sailor and Conservative politician. The Hon. Granville Ryder , second son of the first Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Hertfordshire . His eldest son Dudley Henry Ryder is the great-grandfather of the psychologist and animal welfare campaigner Richard D. Ryder . Granville Ryder's second son and namesake Granville Ryder was Member of Parliament for Salisbury . The family seat
132-666: Was created Earl of Harrowby in 1809. The Ryders derive their name and their coat-of-arms from the Ryther family of Ryther, Yorkshire. Several other members of the Ryder family may also be mentioned. The Hon. Richard Ryder , second son of the first Baron Harrowby, was Home Secretary between 1809 and 1812. The Right Reverend the Hon. Henry Ryder , youngest son of the first Baron, was Bishop of Gloucester from 1815 to 1824 and Bishop of Lichfield from 1824 to 1836. His second son George Dudley Ryder
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#1732790743615144-640: Was the father of 1) the Very Reverend Henry Ignatius Dudley Ryder (1837–1907), and 2) Sir George Lisle Ryder , KCB (1838–1905). Henry Ryder's fifth son Sir Alfred Phillips Ryder was an Admiral of the Fleet . Charles Henry Dudley Ryder (1868–1945), third son of Lieutenant-Colonel Spencer Charles Dudley Ryder (1825–1873), sixth son of Henry Ryder, was a Colonel in the Royal Engineers . His third son Robert Ryder
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