Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Baronet
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Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Baronet (9 September 1807 – 25 September 1877) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was appointed
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for 1841 and then served as member of parliament (MP) for Northumberland North from
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. He inherited the baronetcy on the death in 1836 of his father
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, and was in turn succeeded by his son
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, who was later ennobled as
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* 1807 births 1877 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Ridley, Matthew, 4th Baronet UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 High sheriffs of Northumberland
Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' Christianity * Matthew the Apostle, one of ...
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