| Earldom of Harrowby | |
|---|---|
  Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Azure, three Crescents Or, on each an Ermine Spot Sable (Ryder); 2nd & 3rd, Gules, three Lapwings Or, within a Bordure Argent (Terrick). Crest: Out of a Mural Crown Or, a Dragon's Head Argent, charged on the neck with an Ermone Spot Sable. Supporters: On either side a Griffin, wings elevated Argent, charged on the shoulder with three Crescents Or, chained Or. | |
| Creation date | 19 July 1809[1] |
| Created by | King George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby |
| Present holder | Dudley Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby |
| Heir apparent | Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon |
| Remainder to | The 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Sandon Baron Harrowby |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Sandon Hall Burnt Norton |
| Motto | SERVATA FIDES CINERI (Faith kept with my ancestor) |
Earl of Harrowby, in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1809 for the prominent politician and former Foreign Secretary, Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby.[2] He was made Viscount Sandon, of Sandon in the County of Stafford, at the same time, which title is used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. His son, the second Earl, held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Lord Privy Seal. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He was a Conservative politician and notably served as President of the Board of Trade from 1878 to 1880.[1]
His nephew, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his father in 1900),[3] briefly represented Gravesend in the House of Commons as a Conservative and was also Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire.[1] His son, the sixth Earl, sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury. As of 2017[update] the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2007.[4]
The family seats are Sandon Hall, near Sandon, Staffordshire and Burnt Norton House, near Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire.
- ^ a b c Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage. 1914. pp. 963–4. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 16276". The London Gazette. 18 July 1809. p. 1125.
- ^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 453.
- ^ "The Earl of Harrowby". The Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2016.