Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Baronet (18 April 1778 – 14 July 1836) was a politician in the

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. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from 1813 until his death in 1836. He inherited the baronetcy on the death in 1813 of his father

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, and was in turn succeeded by his eldest son

. His younger son,

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, also sat in Parliament for Newcastle (1856–1860). His daughter Janetta Maria Ridley married Isaac Cookson and emigrated with him to New Zealand where her husband became a Member of Parliament.

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* 1778 births 1836 deaths Ridley, Matthew, 3rd Baronet Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837

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