Henry Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth

The Right Honourable The Earl of Ravensworth
Ravensworth in the 1860s
Member of Parliament for Liverpool
In office 1853-1855
Member of Parliament for North Durham
In office 1837-1847
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
In office 1826-1830
Personal details
Born	(1797-03-10)10 March 1797
Died	19 March 1878(1878-03-19) (aged 81)
Children	Henry Liddell
Parent	Thomas Liddell (father)
Education	St John's College, Cambridge

Henry Thomas Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth (10 March 1797 – 19 March 1878) was a British peer and Member of Parliament who represented several constituencies.

Biography

Liddell was the eldest son of Thomas Liddell. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. In the House of Commons, he represented Northumberland from 1826 to 1830, North Durham from 1837 to 1847, and Liverpool from 1853 to 1855. Upon succeeding to his father's peerage in 1855, he became known as Lord Ravensworth.

In Parliament, Liddell often aligned with the Tory side of debates. He supported Catholic Emancipation but opposed the Reform Acts. In 1874, he was created Earl of Ravensworth and Baron Eslington. He married Isabella Horatia, daughter of Lord George Seymour and Isabella, daughter of Rev. George Hamilton. These titles passed to his son Henry Liddell upon his death. Upon Henry's death in 1903, the earldom was inherited by his brother Atholl, who died the following year.

References

Notes

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Liddell
• Lowe, William C. "Liddell, Henry, first Baron Ravensworth (bap. 1708, d. 1784)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40432. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)