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). | |