William Henry Ridley

William Henry Ridley
Born 2 April 1816
Died 17 February 1882
Brighton, East Sussex
Education Christ Church, Oxford
Spouse(s) Sophia Albertina
Children Henry Colborne Mannoir Ridley
Church Church of England
Offices held
Rector

William Henry Ridley (1816–1882) was a priest in the Church of England and an author.

Life

Ridley, born on 2 April 1816, was eldest son of Henry Colborne Ridley (1780–1832), rector of Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames, a descendant of the Ridleys of Willimoteswick. His mother was Mary, daughter of James Ferrier of Lincoln's Inn Fields. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, on 15 May 1834, was a student 1836–41, and graduated B.A. in 1838, and M.A. in 1840.[1]

He succeeded to the family living of Hambleden on 25 July 1840, and continued there until his death. In 1859 he became rural dean of Wycombe, and in 1871 an honorary canon of Christ Church, Oxford.[1]

He died at Brighton on 17 February 1882, having married, on 25 Aug. 1841, Sophia Albertina, second daughter of Charles Richard Sumner, bishop of Winchester; by her, who died on 1 July 1884, he had an only son, Henry Colborne Mannoir Ridley.[1]

Publications

Ridley was a voluminous writer of theological literature, but many of his publications are only single sermons and tracts. The latter include two ‘Plain Tracts on Confirmation’ (1844 and 1862), which had a wide circulation. His chief works are:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4  "Ridley, William Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Ridley, William Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

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