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.
hereditary peerConservativeMember of ParliamentHenry Ryder, 4th Earl of HarrowbyTrinity College, CambridgeHouse of CommonsGravesendHouse of LordsLord Lieutenant of StaffordshireCouttsDeputy LieutenantStaffordshireStaffordshire YeomanryWilliam Henry SmithEmily Danvers Smith, 1st Viscountess HambledenDudley Ryder, 6th Earl of HarrowbyDame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireDudleyFleet streetLondonDean & SonHansardParliament of the United KingdomJames Dampier PalmerSir Gilbert ParkerPresident of the University College of North StaffordshireThe Princess MargaretThe Earl of DartmouthPeerage of the United KingdomHenry Dudley RyderEarl of HarrowbyDudley Ryder