Richard Ryder (politician, born 1766)

For other people named Richard Ryder, see Richard Ryder (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable Richard Ryder

Home Secretary
In office 1 November 1809 – 8 June 1812
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Hon. Spencer Perceval
Preceded by	The Lord Hawkesbury
Succeeded by	The Viscount Sidmouth
Personal details
Born	5 July 1766 (2016-04-30UTC16:15:08)
Died	18 September 1832 (1832-09-19) (aged 66)
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Frederica Skynner (d. 1821)

Richard Ryder (5 July 1766 – 18 September 1832) was a British Tory politician. He notably served as Home Secretary between 1809 and 1812.

Background

Ryder was a younger son of Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of the Right Reverend Richard Terrick, Bishop of London. Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, was his elder brother and the Right Reverend the Hon. Henry Ryder, Bishop of Coventry and of Lichfield, his younger brother. He was educated at St John’s College, Cambridge.^[1]

Political career

Ryder sat as Member of Parliament for Tiverton from 1795 to 1830 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1807. From 1809 to 1812 he served as Home Secretary under Spencer Perceval.

Family

Ryder married Frederica, daughter of Sir John Skynner, in 1799. There were no surviving children from this marriage. Frederica died in August 1821. Ryder survived her by eleven years and died in September 1832, aged 66.

References

↑ "Ryder, the Hon. Richard (RDR784R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Ryder

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Dudley Ryder Sir John Duntze	Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1795 – 1800 With: Dudley Ryder	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1801 – 1830 With: Dudley Ryder 1801-1803 William Fitzhugh 1803-1819 Viscount Sandon 1819-1830	Succeeded by Viscount Sandon Granville Dudley Ryder
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Liverpool	Home Secretary 1809 – 1812	Succeeded by The Viscount Sidmouth

Home Secretaries of the United Kingdom

Secretary of State for the Home Department	Shelburne Townshend North Temple Sydney Grenville Dundas Portland Pelham Yorke Hawkesbury Spencer Liverpool Ryder Sidmouth Peel Sturges Bourne Lansdowne Peel Melbourne Duncannon Wellington Goulburn Russell Normanby Graham Grey Walpole Palmerston Grey Walpole Sotheron-Estcourt Lewis Grey Walpole Hardy Bruce Lowe Cross Harcourt Cross Childers Matthews Asquith Ridley Ritchie Akers-Douglas Gladstone Churchill McKenna Simon Samuel Cave Shortt Bridgeman Henderson Joynson-Hicks Clynes Samuel Gilmour Simon Hoare Anderson Morrison Somervell Chuter Ede Maxwell-Fyfe Lloyd George Butler Brooke Soskice Jenkins Callaghan Maudling Carr Jenkins Rees Whitelaw Brittan Hurd Waddington Baker K. Clarke Howard Straw Blunkett C. Clarke Reid Smith Johnson May

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