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George Ridley (1818 – 4 November 1887) was a British Liberal and Whig politician.

The son of former Newcastle-upon-Tyne Whig MP Matthew Ridley and Laura née Hawkins, Ridley followed his father into politics, also as a Whig MP. After unsuccessfully contesting South Northumberland in 1852, he was elected for his father's former seat at a by-election in 1856—caused by the resignation of John Blackett due to ill health—and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until 1860, when he resigned after being appointed a Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commissioner.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
2. Purdue, A. W. (2012). Newcastle: The Biography. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9781445609348. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
3. "Bury and Norwich Post". 13 February 1856. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Lundy, Darryl. "George Ridley". The Peerage. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
5. "South Northumberland Election". Newcastle Journal. 17 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. Walford, Edward, ed. (1857). Hardwicke's Annual biography. London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 59. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
7. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr George Ridley

• Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
• Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
• UK MPs 1852–1857
• UK MPs 1857–1859
• UK MPs 1859–1865
• Younger sons of baronets
• Ridley family
• 1818 births
• 1887 deaths