George Ridley (Whig politician)

George Ridley
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	4 November 1887 (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]

Programme for an 1859 'Birth of Burns' event, held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, at which Ridley is listed as proposing a toast to "The Mining and Manufacturing Interests of the Tyne" (transcription)

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

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
Purdue, A. W. (2012). Newcastle: The Biography. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9781445609348. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
"Bury and Norwich Post". 13 February 1856. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Lundy, Darryl. "George Ridley". The Peerage. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
"South Northumberland Election". Newcastle Journal. 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Walford, Edward (editor) (1857). Hardwicke's Annual biography. London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 59. Retrieved 9 June 2018.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr George Ridley

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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[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. ISBN 9781445609348. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[3] "Bury and Norwich Post". 13 February 1856. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[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.

[6] Walford, Edward (editor) (1857). Hardwicke's Annual biography. London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 59. Retrieved 9 June 2018.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[craig1832-7] 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.