George Ridley (1818 – 4 November 1887)[1] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.[2][3]
George Ridley | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| In office 5 February 1856 – 7 December 1860 Serving with Thomas Emerson Headlam | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Emerson Headlam John Blackett |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Emerson Headlam Somerset Beaumont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1818 |
| Died | (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Parent(s) | Matthew Ridley Laura Hawkins |
The son of former Newcastle-upon-Tyne Whig MP Matthew Ridley and Laura née Hawkins, Ridley followed his father into politics, also as a Whig MP.[4] After unsuccessfully contesting South Northumberland in 1852,[5] he was elected for his father's former seat at a by-election in 1856—caused by the resignation of John Blackett due to ill health[6]—and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1860, when he resigned after being appointed a Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commissioner.[7]
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ Purdue, A. W. (2012). Newcastle: The Biography. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9781445609348. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Bury and Norwich Post". 13 February 1856. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "George Ridley". The Peerage. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "South Northumberland Election". Newcastle Journal. 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Walford, Edward, ed. (1857). Hardwicke's Annual biography. London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 59. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.