The Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' ( American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...

Granville Dudley Ryder JP (26 November 1799 – 24 November 1879), was a British

Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. The ...

politician. Ryder was the second son of

Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, PC, FSA (22 December 176226 December 1847) was a prominent British politician of the Pittite faction and the Tory party. Background and education Born in London, Ryder was the eldest son of Nathaniel Ryder ...

, and his wife, the former Lady Susanna Leveson-Gower, daughter of

Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, KG PC (4 August 172126 October 1803), known as Viscount Trentham from 1746 to 1754 and as The Earl Gower from 1754 to 1786, was a British politician from the Leveson-Gower family. Background ...

. A graduate of

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, he served in the

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and achieved the rank of Lieutenant. He later sat as

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

for Tiverton from 1830 to 1832 and for Hertfordshire from 1841 to 1847. He also served as a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire. Ryder married his first cousin, Lady Georgiana Augusta, daughter of

Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, KG (22 December 1766 – 23 November 1835), styled Marquess of Worcester until 1803, was a British politician. Background and education Somerset was the son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort ...

, in 1825. They had seven daughters and six sons. Their eldest son, Dudley Henry Ryder, was an ancestor of the 20th-century soldier and politician

Robert Ryder Captain Robert Edward Dudley Ryder (16 February 1908 – 29 June 1986) was a Royal Navy officer and a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwea ...

. Their second son, Granville Ryder, was a politician. A younger son, Henry Stuart Ryder, was a junior officer in the Rifle Brigade and was killed at the

Battle of the Great Redan The Battle of the Great Redan (russian: Оборона Третьего бастиона) was a major battle during the Crimean War, fought between British forces against Russia on 18 June and 8 September 1855 as a part of the Siege of Sevas ...

in 1855. Lady Georgiana Ryder died in March 1865. Ryder survived her by fourteen years and died in November 1879, two days before his eightieth birthday.

Family

The Hon. Granville Dudley Ryder married Lady Georgiana Augusta Somerset, daughter of

, on 30 May 1825 and had 13 children. *Georgiana Susan Ryder, b. 10 June 1826, d. 27 June 1826 * Susan Georgiana Ryder, b. 7 July 1827, d. 31 January 1901, married Colonel Sir Philip Charles William FitzRoy James of Tarrant, Dorset, son of Lt Col Sir William James and Caroline Gordon (granddaughter of

John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (April 1700National Library of Scotland, MS 1338, f. 143. – 7 April 1732) was the son of Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702. On the da ...

) on 3 August 1844, they had three children ** Canon Mark James, b. October 1845, d. 16 May 1898, married Caroline Ethel Gertrude Stewart, daughter of Admiral Hon. Keith Stewart (son of

George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway, (24 March 1768 – 27 March 1834), styled Lord Garlies between 1773 and 1806, was a British naval commander and politician. Background Garlies was the eldest son of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Gall ...

) and Mary Caroline Fitzroy (daughter of Sir Charles FitzRoy), had issue. **Major William Charles James, b. 1851, married Hon. Mary-Theresa Digby, daughter of

Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby Edward St Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby (21 June 1809 – 16 October 1889), also 3rd Baron Digby in the Peerage of Great Britain, was a British peer. Biography Digby was the son of Admiral Sir Henry Digby, who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar ...

**Martha Ellen James, b. 1856, d. 14 January 1936, married Andrew Spens of Craigsanquhar, son of Major-General Andrew Spens *Dudley Henry Ryder, b. 7 February 1830, d. 8 September 1911, married Georgiana Emily Calcroft, daughter of John Hales Calcraft on 1 December 1857, they had nine children **Katherine Susan Ryder, d. 24 March 1922 **Evelyn Georgiana Ryder, d. 1940 **Caroline Katharine Ryder, d. 14 February 1933, married Robert Armitage ** Lt.-Col. Dudley Granville Richard Ryder, b. 30 September 1858, d. 27 June 1926, married Ada Carr Glyn, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Plumptre Carr Glyn **Cyril John Ryder, b. 8 July 1863, d. 28 December 1907, married Lady Isobel Hamilton, daughter of Captain Charles Hamilton, sister of

Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton Lieutenant Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon TD, DL (6 March 1862 – 16 March 1940) was a Scottish nobleman and sailor. Early life Hamilton was born at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, in 1862, the son ...

, had issue ** William Henry Dudley Ryder, b. 7 January 1865, d. 24 February 1933, married, firstly, Catherine Sutton, daughter of Reverend Augustus Sutton, married, secondly, Florence Campbell, daughter of Captain Frederick Campbell, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Bt., had issue by both wives **Charles Edward Henry Ryder, b. 17 September 1868, d. 6 October 1900 **Cosmo Alan Cuthbert Ryder, b. 29 August 1870, d. 20 May 1917 **Rev. John Claud Dudley Ryder, b. 24 September 1873, d. 1 June 1900 * Granville Ryder, b. 22 September 1833, d. 3 August 1901, married Sybilla Sophia Grant, daughter of Sir Robert Grant on 19 March 1864, died without issue. *Charlotte Mary Ryder, b. 8 October 1831 *Granville Richard Ryder, b. 22 September 1833 *Henry Stuart Ryder, b. 10 February 1835, d. 8 September 1855, died in action and unmarried. *Francis Edward Ryder, b. 24 October 1836 *Georgiana Henrietta Frederica Ryder, b. 24 August 1841 (twin) *Augusta Louisa Ryder, b. 24 August 1841 (twin) * Isabella Sophia Ann Ryder, b. 19 June 1841, married 1868 William Moore, son of Mr. Justice Richard Moore, d.1884 *A daughter, b. 3 September 1843, d. 1 November 1843 *A son, b. 13 September 1844 thepeerage.com Hon. Granville Dudley Ryder
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