George Ridley (Whig politician)

George Ridley
Member of Parliament
for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
5 February 1856 – 7 December 1860
Serving with Thomas Emerson Headlam
Preceded by Thomas Emerson Headlam
John Blackett
Succeeded by Thomas Emerson Headlam
Somerset Beaumont
Personal details
Born 1818
Died (aged 69)
Nationality British
Political party Liberal
Other political
affiliations		 Whig
Parents Matthew Ridley
Laura Hawkins

George Ridley (1818 – 4 November 1887)[1] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.[2][3]

The son of former Newcastle-upon-Tyne Whig MP Matthew Ridley and Laura née Hawkins, Ridley followed his father into politics, also as a Whig MP.[4] After unsuccessfully contesting South Northumberland in 1852,[5] he was elected for his father's former seat at a by-election in 1856—caused by the resignation of John Blackett due to ill health[6]—and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1860, when he resigned after being appointed a Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commissioner.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  2. ↑ Purdue, A. W. (2012). Newcastle: The Biography. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 174. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bury and Norwich Post". 13 February 1856. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "George Ridley". The Peerage. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "South Northumberland Election". Newcastle Journal. 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ Walford, Edward (editor) (1857). Hardwicke's Annual biography. London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 59. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Emerson Headlam
John Blackett		 Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1856–1860
With: Thomas Emerson Headlam		 Succeeded by
Thomas Emerson Headlam
Somerset Beaumont
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