Sir Matthew Ridley, 4th Baronet
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Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Baronet (9 September 1807 – 25 September 1877) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
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He was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland
for 1841 and then served as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Northumberland North
from 1859
to 1868
.
He inherited the baronetcy on the death in 1836 of his father Matthew
, and was in turn succeeded by his son Matthew
, who was later ennobled as Viscount Ridley
.
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 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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He was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland
High Sheriff of Northumberland
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
for 1841 and then served as 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,...
(MP) for Northumberland North
North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
North Northumberland was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
from 1859
United Kingdom general election, 1859
In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...
to 1868
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
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He inherited the baronetcy on the death in 1836 of his father Matthew
Sir Matthew Ridley, 3rd Baronet
Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Baronet was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1813 until his death in 1836....
, and was in turn succeeded by his son Matthew
Matthew Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley PC, DL , known as Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt from 1877 to 1900, was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
, who was later ennobled as Viscount Ridley
Viscount Ridley
Viscount Ridley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the Conservative politician Sir Matthew White Ridley, 5th Baronet, Home Secretary from 1895 to 1900. He was made Baron Wensleydale, of Blagdon and Blyth in the County of Northumberland, at the same time,...
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