Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Viscount Ridley
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Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Viscount Ridley (6 December 1874 – 14 February 1916) was a British Conservative
politician, elected as the Member of Parliament
for Stalybridge
at the 1900 general election
. He vacated the seat on succeeding to his father's peerage in 1904.
Ridley was the son and heir of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley and the Hon. Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks (1850 – 14 March 1909). He married Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest (died 2 December 1947), daughter of Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill, on 8 February 1899. The Viscountess Ridley was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918.
Ridley died on 14 February 1916, aged 41.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Stalybridge
Stalybridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Stalybridge was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It was based around the borough of Stalybridge, partly situated in Lancashire and partly in Cheshire....
at the 1900 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1900
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. He vacated the seat on succeeding to his father's peerage in 1904.
Ridley was the son and heir of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley and the Hon. Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks (1850 – 14 March 1909). He married Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest (died 2 December 1947), daughter of Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne was a Welsh industrialist.Sir Ivor Bertie Guest was born at Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil, the son of Lady Charlotte Guest, translator of the Mabinogion, and Sir John Josiah Guest, owner of the world's largest iron foundry:Dowlais Ironworks...
and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill, on 8 February 1899. The Viscountess Ridley was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918.
Ridley died on 14 February 1916, aged 41.
Children
- Gwladys Marjorie Ridley (b. 17 September 1900 - d. 19??)
- Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Viscount RidleyMatthew White Ridley, 3rd Viscount RidleyMatthew White Ridley, 3rd Viscount Ridley was a British peer.Ridley was the son and heir of Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Viscount Ridley and Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest....
(b. 16 December 1902 - d. 1964) - Vivien Catherine Evelyn Ridley (b. 15 December 1906 - d. 19??)