Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

The Right Honourable The Earl of Harrowby KG PC FRS
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 31 March 1855 – 7 December 1855
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	The Earl Granville
Succeeded by	Matthew Talbot Baines
Lord Privy Seal
In office 7 December 1855 – 1857
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	The Duke of Argyll
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Clanricarde
Personal details
Born	19 May 1798 (1798-05-19) London, England
Died	19 November 1882 (1882-11-20) (aged 84) Sandon Hall, Sandon, Staffordshire
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Lady Frances Stuart (d. 1859)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby KG, PC, FRS (19 May 1798 – 19 November 1882), styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847, was a British politician. He held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1855 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1855 and 1857.

Harrowby was born in London, the son of Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, and Lady Susan (d. 1838), daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was an officer of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, resigning his captain's commission in March 1831.

Harrowby was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1819, a seat he held until 1831 before switching to represent Liverpool until 1847. He served as a Lord of the Admiralty in 1827 and as Secretary to the Board of Control under Lord Grey between 1830 and 1831. He remained out of office for a long time, but in 1855, eight years after he had succeeded his father as Earl of Harrowby, he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by Lord Palmerston, becoming a Privy Counsellor at the same time. In a few months he was transferred to the office of Lord Privy Seal, a position which he resigned in 1857. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1859.

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