Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Viscount Ridley
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Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Viscount Ridley (b. 6 December 1874 - d. 14 February 1916) was the son and heir of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley and the Hon. Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks (1850 - d. 14 March 1909). He was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Stalybridge at the 1900 General Election and vacated the seat on succeeding to his father's peerage in 1904.
He married Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest (b. 18?? - d. 2 December 1947), daughter of Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill, on 8 February 1899.
The 2nd Viscount Ridley died on 14 February 1916, aged 41.
[edit] Rosamond Ridley, Viscountess Ridley, DBE
- Viscountess Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Ridley was knighted as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918
[edit] Children
- 1: Gwladys Marjorie Ridley (b. 17 September 1900 - d. 19??)
- 2: Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Viscount Ridley (b. 16 December 1902 - d. 1964)
- 3: Vivien Catherine Evelyn Ridley (b. 15 December 1906 - d. 19??)
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Tom Harrop Sidebottom |
Member of Parliament for Stalybridge 1900 – 1905 |
Succeeded by John Frederick Cheetham |
