Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby

The Earl of Harrowby
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
14 May 1804 – 11 January 1805
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byThe Lord Hawkesbury
Succeeded byThe Lord Mulgrave
Lord President of the Council
In office
11 June 1812 – 17 August 1827
Monarchs
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Liverpool
Preceded byThe Viscount Sidmouth
Succeeded byThe Duke of Portland
Personal details
Born(1762-12-22)22 December 1762
London
Died26 December 1847(1847-12-26) (aged 85)
Sandon Hall, Staffordshire
Resting placeLichfield Cathedral
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
Spouse
Lady Susanna Leveson-Gower
(m. 1795; died 1838)
Children8, including Dudley and Granville
Parent(s)Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby
Elizabeth Terrick
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, PC, FSA (22 December 1762 – 26 December 1847) was a prominent British politician of the Pittite faction and the Tory party.


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