Henry Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth

Henry Thomas Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth (10 March 1797 – 19 March 1878) was a British peer and Member of Parliament for several constituencies.

Liddell was the eldest son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. In the House of Commons, he represented Northumberland from 1826 until 1830, then North Durham from 1837 to 1847, and finally Liverpool from 1853 to 1855. In 1855 he succeeded to his father's peerage and became known as Lord Ravensworth.

In Parliament, Liddell often spoke on the Tory side of debates. He supported Catholic Emancipation but was an opponent of the Reform Acts. In 1874, he was created Earl of Ravensworth and Baron Eslington. These titles passed to his son upon his death.

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Notes

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Liddell
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Matthew Bell Thomas Wentworth Beaumont	Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1826 – 1830 With: Matthew Bell	Succeeded by Matthew Bell Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
Preceded by Hedworth Lambton Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt	Member of Parliament for North Durham 1837 – 1847 With: Hedworth Lambton	Succeeded by Robert Duncombe Shafto Viscount Seaham
Preceded by Charles Turner William Forbes Mackenzie	Member of Parliament for Liverpool 1853 – 1855 With: Thomas Berry Horsfall	Succeeded by Thomas Berry Horsfall Joseph Christopher Ewart
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl of Ravensworth 1874 – 1878	Succeeded by Henry Liddell
Preceded by Thomas Liddell	Baron Ravensworth 1855 – 1878