Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby NPG x17426
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Maull & Fox
Known as Viscount Sandon until his father's death in 1847. In 1819, he was the first hereditary peer to gain a double first-class degree from Christ Church, Oxford. He was elected as an MP while still an undergraduate in 1819; he was appointed a Lord of the Admiralty, and subsequently Secretary to the Board of Control. Though a Conservative, he held many liberal opinions, including his staunch support of the Reform Bill of 1831. In 1847 he succeeded to his father's title and was raised... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










