Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne (14 April 1779 – 3 May 1854) was a British politician.

Background

Born Nicholas Ridley, he was the younger son of

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, and Sarah (d. 1806), daughter of Benjamin Colborne (see

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Political career

Ridley-Colborne sat as Member of Parliament for

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from 1805 to 1806, for

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from 1806 to 1807, for Appleby from 1807 to 1812, for

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from 1818 to 1826, for

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from 1827 to 1832 and for

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from 1834 to 1837. In 1839 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Colborne, of West Harling in the County of Norfolk.

Family

Lord Colborne married Charlotte, daughter of Sir Thomas Steele, in 1808. They had five children: * Maria Charlotte Ridley-Colborne (d. 31 August 1883) * Henrietta Susannah Ridley-Colborne (1810 – June 1880) * Emily Frances Ridley-Colborne (1811 – 13 October 1849),married John Moyer Heathcote on 11 April 1833 * William Nicholas Ridley-Colborne (24 July 1814 – 23 March 1846), MP for Richmond 1841-46 * Louisa Harriet Ridley-Colborne Lord Colborne died in May 1854, aged 75 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. As he had no surviving sons the barony became extinct. Lady Colborne died in February 1855.

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People from Harling, Norfolk Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria