About George Ridley
Lived 1818 – 1887 (aged 68–69). George Ridley was a British politician and barrister.
George Ridley (1818 – 4 November 1887) was a British Liberal and Whig politician.
The son of former Newcastle-upon-Tyne Whig MP Matthew Ridley and Laura née Hawkins, Ridley followed his father into politics, also as a Whig MP. After unsuccessfully contesting South Northumberland in 1852, he was elected for his father's former seat at a by-election in 1856—caused by the resignation of John Blackett due to ill health —and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1860, when he resigned after being appointed a Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commissioner.
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Who was George Ridley?
British politician (1818-1867)
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George Ridley was born in 1818.
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George Ridley died on 4 November 1887.
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George Ridley was a politician and barrister.
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George Ridley was British.
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· DBpedia: George Ridley (Whig politician)
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