Henry Liddell, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth

British politician

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Henry Liddell

Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1876.

Member of Parliament for Northumberland South
In office
1852-1878
Personal details
Born| (1821-10-08)8 October 1821
Died| 22 July 1903(1903-07-22) (aged 81)
Political party| Conservative
Spouse(s)|

Mary Gunning-Sutton

(m. 1852; died 1890)​

Emma Denman

(m. 1892)​

Children| 2
Parent|

* Henry Liddell (father)

Relatives| Thomas Liddell (grandfather)

Henry George Liddell, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth (8 October 1821 – 22 July 1903), styled Lord Eslington between 1874 and 1878, was a British Conservative politician.

## Background[edit]

Ravensworth was the son of Henry Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth, and Isabella Horatia, daughter of Lord George Seymour.

## Political career[edit]

Ravensworth sat in the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Northumberland South between 1852 and 1878. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.

## Family[edit]

Lord Ravensworth married firstly Mary Diana, daughter of Orlando George Gunning-Sutton, on 8 December 1852 at Coolhurst, Sussex. They had two daughters. After her death in 1890, he married secondly Emma Sophia Georgiana, daughter of the Hon. Richard Denman and widow of Oswin Baker-Cresswell, in 1892. There were no children from this marriage. Lord Ravensworth died in July 1903, aged 81, and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother, Atholl. Lady Ravensworth later remarried and died in January 1939.

## References[edit]

* Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

## External links[edit]

* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Liddell

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Matthew Bell
Saville Craven Henry Ogle

|  Member of Parliament for Northumberland South
1852-1878
With:  Wentworth Beaumont | Succeeded by

Wentworth Beaumont
Edward Ridley

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by

Henry Thomas Liddell

|  Earl of Ravensworth
1878-1903  | Succeeded by

Atholl Charles John Liddell
*[m.]: married