Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

The Right Honourable The Earl of Harrowby KG PC FRS
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 31 March 1855 – 7 December 1855
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	The Earl Granville
Succeeded by	Matthew Talbot Baines
Lord Privy Seal
In office 7 December 1855 – 3 February 1858
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	The Duke of Argyll
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Clanricarde
Personal details
Born	19 May 1798 (1798-05-19) London, England
Died	19 November 1882 (1882-11-20) (aged 84) Sandon Hall, Sandon, Staffordshire, England
Spouse	Lady Frances Stuart ​ ​ (m. 1823; died 1859)​
Children	Dudley Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby
Parent(s)	Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby Lady Susan Leveson-Gower
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby, KG, PC, FRS (19 May 1798 – 19 November 1882), styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847, was a British politician. He held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1855 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1855 and 1858.