The Viscount Ridley | |
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| Home Secretary | |
| In office 29 June 1895 – 12 November 1900 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | H. H. Asquith |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ritchie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1842 London, England |
| Died | 28 November 1904 (aged 62) Blagdon Hall, Northumberland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks (1850–1899) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Baronet Hon. Cecilia Anne Parke |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley, PC, DL (25 July 1842 – 28 November 1904), known as Sir Matthew White Ridley, 5th Baronet, from 1877 to 1900, was a British Conservative statesman. He notably served as Home Secretary from 1895 to 1900.[1]
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Jack. p. 1033. Retrieved 3 February 2016.