Granville Ryder (1799–1879)
The Honourable Granville Dudley Ryder JP (26 November 1799 – 24 November 1879), was a British Tory politician.
Ryder was the second son of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, by his wife Lady Susan, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford. He initially served in the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of Lieutenant. He later sat as Member of Parliament for Tiverton from 1830 to 1832 and for Hertfordshire from 1841 to 1847. He also served as a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire.
Ryder married Lady Georgiana Augusta, daughter of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, in 1825. Their eldest son Dudley Henry Ryder was an ancestor of the soldier and politician Robert Ryder. Their second son Granville Ryder was a politician. Lady Susan Ryder died in March 1865. Ryder survived her by fourteen years and died in November 1879, two days before his eightieth birthday.
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "
Ryder, Granville Dudley". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Hon. Granville Ryder
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. Richard Ryder Viscount Sandon |
Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1830 – 1832 With: Viscount Sandon 1830–1831 Spencer Perceval 1831–1832 |
Succeeded by John Heathcoat James Kennedy |
| Preceded by Viscount Grimston Abel Smith Rowland Alston |
Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire 1841 – 1847 With: Viscount Grimston 1841–1846 Abel Smith 1841–1847 Thomas Plumer Halsey 1846–1847 |
Succeeded by Thomas Plumer Halsey Sir Henry Meux, Bt Hon. Thomas Brand |