Sir Henry Ripley, 1st Baronet

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Sir Henry William Ripley, 1st Baronet (23 April 1813 – 9 November 1882), was a British businessman and Liberal politician.

Ripley was a partner in Edward Ripley and Son, an important dyeing company based in Bradford. He was also active in politics and was returned to Parliament for Bradford in 1868, a seat he held until 1869 and again from 1874 to 1880. The latter year he was created a Baronet, of Rawdon in the County of York. He died in November 1882, aged 69. Ripley's third son Frederick was created a Baronet in his own right in 1897.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Edward Forster Matthew William Thompson	Member of Parliament for Bradford with William Edward Forster 1868–1869	Succeeded by William Edward Forster Edward Miall
Preceded by William Edward Forster Edward Miall	Member of Parliament for Bradford with William Edward Forster 1874–1880	Succeeded by William Edward Forster Alfred Illingworth
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New creation	Baronet (of Rawdon) 1880–1882	Succeeded by Edward Ripley

[edit] References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page