Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne (14 April 1779 – 3 May 1854) was a British politician.
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Born Nicholas Ridley, he was the younger son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Baronet, and Mary (d. 1806), daughter of Benjamin Colborne (see Viscount Ridley for earlier history of the family). In 1803 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Colborne.[1]
Ridley-Colborne sat as Member of Parliament for Bletchingley from 1805 to 1806, for Malmesbury from 1806 to 1807, for Appleby from 1807 to 1812, for Thetford from 1818 to 1826, for Horsham from 1827 to 1832 and for Wells from 1834 to 1837.[2] In 1839 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Colborne, of West Harling in the County of Norfolk.[3]
Lord Colborne married Charlotte, daughter of Sir Thomas Steele, in 1808. They had several daughters. He died in May 1854, aged 75. As he had no sons the barony became extinct. Lady Colborne died in February 1855.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James Milnes John Benn-Walsh |
Member of Parliament for Bletchingley 1805–1806 With: John Benn-Walsh |
Succeeded by Josias du Pre Porcher William Kenrick |
| Preceded by Claude Scott Samuel Scott |
Member of Parliament for Malmesbury 1806–1807 With: Robert Ladbroke |
Succeeded by Sir George Bowyer, Bt Philip Gell |
| Preceded by Viscount Howick James Ramsay Cuthbert |
Member of Parliament for Appleby 1807–1812 With: James Ramsay Cuthbert |
Succeeded by John Courtenay James Lowther |
| Preceded by Thomas Creevey Lord John FitzRoy |
Member of Parliament for Thetford 1818–1826 With: Lord Charles FitzRoy |
Succeeded by Lord Charles FitzRoy Bingham Baring |
| Preceded by Robert Hurst Hon. Henry Fox |
Member of Parliament for Horsham 1827–1832 With: Robert Hurst 1827–1829 The Earl of Surrey 1829–1832 |
Succeeded by Robert Henry Hurst (representation reduced to one member 1832) |
| Preceded by John Lee Lee Norman Lamont |
Member of Parliament for Wells 1834–1837 With: John Lee Lee |
Succeeded by Richard Blakemore Sir William Goodenough Hayter, Bt |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Colborne 1839–1854 |
Extinct |