Earl of Harrowby
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| Creation date | 19 July 1809 |
| Monarch | George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby |
| Present holder | Dudley Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby |
| Heir apparent | Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Sandon Baron Harrowby |
| Seat(s) |
Sandon Hall Burnt Norton |
| Armorial motto | Servata fides cineri ("Faith kept with my ancestor") |
Earl of Harrowby, in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1809 for the prominent politician and former Foreign Secretary, Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby. He was made Viscount Sandon, of Sandon in the County of Stafford, at the same time, which title is used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. His son, the second Earl, held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Lord Privy Seal. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He was a Conservative politician and notably served as President of the Board of Trade from 1878 to 1880.
His nephew, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his father in 1900), briefly represented Gravesend in the House of Commons as a Conservative and was also Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire. His son, the sixth Earl, sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury. As of 2016[update] the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2007.
The title of Baron Harrowby, of Harrowby in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1776 for Nathaniel Ryder, who had previously represented Tiverton in Parliament. He was the son of Sir Dudley Ryder, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1754 to 1756. Dudley Ryder was offered a peerage by King George II on 24 May 1756, but died the following day, before the patent was completed. Lord Harrowby was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned second Baron, who was created Earl of Harrowby in 1809. The Ryders derive their name and their coat-of-arms from the Ryther family of Ryther, Yorkshire.
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