The Earl of Harrowby | |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 31 March 1855 – 7 December 1855 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Talbot Baines |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
| In office 7 December 1855 – 3 February 1858 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Argyll |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Clanricarde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1798 London, England |
| Died | 19 November 1882 (aged 84) Sandon Hall, Sandon, Staffordshire, England |
| Spouse |
Lady Frances Stuart
(m. 1823; died 1859) |
| Children | Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby |
| Parent(s) | Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby Lady Susan Leveson-Gower |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby, KG, PC, FRS (19 May 1798 – 19 November 1882), styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847, was a British politician. He held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1855 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1855 and 1858.