Henry Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth explained

Henry Liddell
Office1:Member of Parliament for Liverpool
Alongside1:Thomas Berry Horsfall
Term1:1853-1855
Office2:Member of Parliament for North Durham
Alongside2:Hedworth Lambton
Term2:1837-1847
Office3:Member of Parliament for Northumberland
Alongside3:Matthew Bell
Term3:1826-1830
Birth Date:10 March 1797
Education:St John's College, Cambridge
Father:Thomas Liddell
Children:Henry Liddell

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

Biography

Liddell was the eldest son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. In the House of Commons, he represented Northumberland from 1826 until 1830, then North Durham from 1837 to 1847, and finally Liverpool from 1853 to 1855. In 1855 he succeeded to his father's peerage and became known as Lord Ravensworth.

In Parliament, Liddell often spoke on the Tory side of debates. He supported Catholic Emancipation but was an opponent of the Reform Acts. In 1874, he was created Earl of Ravensworth and Baron Eslington. These titles passed to his son Henry upon his death. When Henry died in 1903 the earldom was inherited by his brother Atholl who died the following year.

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