Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby

The Right Honourable The Earl of Harrowby PC FSA
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 14 May 1804 – 11 January 1805
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger
Preceded by	The Lord Hawkesbury
Succeeded by	The Lord Mulgrave
Lord President of the Council
In office 11 June 1812 – 17 August 1827
Monarchs	George III George IV
Prime Minister	The Earl of Liverpool
Preceded by	The Viscount Sidmouth
Succeeded by	The Duke of Portland
Personal details
Born	(1762-12-22)22 December 1762 London
Died	26 December 1847(1847-12-26) (aged 85) Sandon Hall, Staffordshire
Resting place	Lichfield Cathedral
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse	Lady Susanna Leveson-Gower ​ ​ (m. 1795; died 1838)​
Children	8, including Dudley and Granville
Parent(s)	Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby Elizabeth Terrick
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, PC, FSA (22 December 1762 – 26 December 1847) was a prominent British politician of the Pittite faction and the Tory party.