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Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, was a British Conservative politician and government minister.
Viscount Ridley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the Conservative politician Sir Matthew White Ridley, 5th Baronet, Home Secretary from 1895 to 1900. He was made Baron Wensleydale, of Blagdon and Blyth in the County of Northumberland, at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The latter title was a revival of the barony held by his maternal grandfather James Parke, Baron Wensleydale, whose title became extinct upon his death since none of his sons survived him.
Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton,, was a British Army officer and Colonial Governor. After taking part as a junior officer in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, Sir Ralph Abercromby's expedition to Egypt and then the War of the Third Coalition, he served as military secretary to Sir John Moore at the Battle of Corunna. He then commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment of Foot and, later, the 52nd Regiment of Foot at many of the battles of the Peninsular War. At the Battle of Waterloo, Colborne on his own initiative brought the 52nd Regiment of Foot forward, took up a flanking position in relation to the French Imperial Guard and then, after firing repeated volleys into their flank, charged at the Guard so driving them back in disorder.
Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley,, 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.
Baron Seaton, of Seaton in the County of Devon, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 14 December 1839 for the soldier and colonial administrator Sir John Colborne. He fought at the Battle of Waterloo and was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1836, acting Governor General of British North America from 1837 to 1838 and Commander-in-Chief of North America from 1838 to 1839. He later served as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland between 1855 and 1860 and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1860. Lord Seaton was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was Military Secretary to his father when Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland.
William Wills may refer to:
Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley, was a British nobleman. He notably served as Lord Steward of the Household from 1989 to 2001.
Colonel Sir Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford, 1st Baronet, was a British Indian Army officer who later served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1890 to 1903.
Events from the year 1929 in the United Kingdom. This year sees the start of the Great Depression.
Robert Thornhagh Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth, was a British Member of Parliament.
Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Baronet was a Northumbrian landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1812.
John Moyer Heathcote was the son of John Heathcote. He was an English first-class cricketer. He is recorded as a batsman for Cambridge University in two matches in 1820, totalling 33 runs with a highest score of 19.
Hon. Sir Jasper Nicholas Ridley was a British barrister, banker, and agriculturalist. He was also chairman of the Trustees of the Tate Gallery and a Trustee of the British Museum and of the National Gallery.
Colborne is a surname. Notable people by that name include:
John Brampton Gurdon, known as Brampton Gurdon, was a British Liberal Party and Whig politician.
