| The Right Honourable The Earl of Harrowby KG, PC, FRS |
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| "The last generation" As depicted by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 8th April 1871 |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 31 March 1855 – 7 December 1855 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Talbot Baines |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
| In office 7 December 1855 – 1857 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Argyll |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Clanricarde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1798 London, England |
| Died | 19 November 1882 Sandon Hall, Sandon, Staffordshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Frances Stuart (d. 1859) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby KG, PC, FRS (19 May 1798 – 19 November 1882), styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847, was a British politician. He held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1855 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1855 and 1857.
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Harrowby was born in London, the son of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, and Lady Susan (d. 1838), daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[1]
Harrowby was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1819, a seat he held until 1831,[1][2] and then represented Liverpool until 1847.[1][3] He served as a Lord of the Admiralty in 1827 and as Secretary to the Board of Control under Lord Grey between 1830 and 1831. He remained out of office for a long time, but in 1855, eight years after he had succeeded his father as Earl of Harrowby, he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[4] by Lord Palmerston, becoming a Privy Counsellor at the same time.[5] In a few months he was transferred to the office of Lord Privy Seal, a position which he resigned in 1857.[1] He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1859.[6]
Harrowby was also three times President of the Royal Statistical Society (1840–1842, 1849–1851, 1855–1857), chairman of the Maynooth commission and a member of other important royal commissions. He was regarded as among the most stalwart and prominent defenders of the Church of England.
Lord Harrowby married Lady Frances, daughter of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, in 1823. She died in March 1859. Harrowby remained a widower until his death at Sandon Hall on 19 November 1882, aged 84. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Dudley.[1]