Ralph Creyke (5 September 1849 – 17 April 1908) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1885. Heraldic Achievement of Ralph Creyke

Creyke was the son of Ralph Creyke of Rawcliffe and Marton Yorkshire and his wife Louisa Frances Croft, daughter of Colonel Croft of Stillington Hall, York. He was educated at

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and admitted at

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before migrating to

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. He was a J.P. for East and West Ridings of York, Middlesex and Westminster and a Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> At the 1880 general election Creyke was elected

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for

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. He held the seat until 1885. He was

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in 1894. Creyke died at Rawcliffe Hall at the age of 58. He was married and had a family.

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* 1849 births 1908 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of the West Riding of Yorkshire High Sheriffs of Yorkshire Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub