John Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby
John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby (22 August 1864 – 30 March 1956), briefly known as Viscount Sandon from March to December 1900, was a British hereditary peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.[2] In 1898 Harrowby was elected to the House of Commons for Gravesend, a seat he held until 1900 when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.From 1927 to 1948 Harrowby held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire.[1] They had four children:[3] Mabel, Countess of Harrowby was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1919.Lord Harrowby died on 30 March 1956, only three days after his wife, at the age of 91.