Henry Thomas Liddell, first earl of Ravensworth

(1797-1878)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ravensworth, Henry Thomas Liddell, Earl of, 1797-1878 NRA: Liddell Henry Thomas (1797-1878) 1st Earl of Ravensworth Statesman and Poet DNB: Liddell, Henry Thomas, first earl of Ravensworth (1797–1878), politician LBT ID: LdRaven1A VIAF ID: 77845702 LOC ID: n87895210	B/BAP: 1797-03-10 DIED: 1878-03-19
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The son of Thomas Henry Liddell, first baron Ravensworth (d. 1855); he was educated at Eton and at St John's College, Cambridge, published poetry, and was Tory MP for Northumberland (1826), North Durham (1837-47), and Liverpool (1853-55).
REFERENCES TO Henry Thomas Liddell, first earl of Ravensworth: Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter II 1827 Found 2: ¶ 32 ¶ 34 Chapter VII 1830-31 Found 1: ¶ 53