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Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby

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Henry Dudley Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby (3 May 1836 – 11 December 1900), was a British hereditary peer.

Early life and education

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Harrowby was the younger son of Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby and his wife Frances Stuart, fourth daughter of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute. He was educated at Harrow School and at Christ Church, Oxford.

Later life

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Harrowby became a senior partner at Coutts & Co. He held the offices of Deputy Lieutenant (DL) and Justice of the Peace (JP).[1][2]

He succeeded his elder brother Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby in the earldom and subsidiary titles on 26 March 1900.

Marriage and children

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Lord Harrowby married Susan Juliana Maria Hamilton Dent, only daughter of John Villiers Dent and his wife, Susan Orde, on 17 May 1859. They had eight children:[3]

Death

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Lord Harrowby died on 11 December 1900 on his yacht Miranda off Algiers and was buried at Sandon. He was succeeded in the earldom and other titles by eldest his son, John.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Burke’s Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley, Burke’s Peerage, Crans, Switzerland, 1999; ISBN 2-940085-02-1, p. 1328.
  2. ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, A. Sutton, Gloucester, 1982, volume VI, p. 335.
  3. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
  4. ^ Masonic Great War Project, entry for Robert Nathaniel Dudley Ryder
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Harrowby
March–December 1900
Succeeded by