Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee
Edward VII | |
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Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt |
Succeeded by | Austen Chamberlain |
Personal details | |
Born | Dundee, Scotland | 19 November 1838
Died | 9 January 1906 Biarritz, France | (aged 67)
Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee,
Background and education
Ritchie was born at
He married Margaret Ower, daughter of Thomas Ower of Perth, on 7 December 1858.
Political career
In 1874 was returned to parliament as
In Lord Salisbury's later ministries, as member for
On 22 December 1905, he was created a peer as Baron Ritchie of Dundee, of Welders in the Parish of Chalfont St Giles in the County of Buckingham.[4] However, he was in ill-health, and died at Biarritz in January 1906. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.[5] He was succeeded in the title by his second but only surviving son, Charles.
Ritchie was elected as Rector of the University of Aberdeen in late October 1902,[6] taking up the position the following month, serving for three years until November 1905.
Arms
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Notes
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ "Mr Balfour´s Ministry - full list of appointments". The Times. No. 36842. London. 9 August 1902. p. 5.
- ^ Historic England, "Welders House (1124836)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 October 2017
- ^ "No. 27867". The London Gazette. 26 December 1905. p. 9263.
- ^ Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 97.
- ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36913. London. 31 October 1902. p. 8.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1921. p. 761.
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References
- Ridley, Jane (May 2006) [2004]. "Ritchie, Charles Thomson, first Baron Ritchie of Dundee (1838–1906)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35762. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
Attribution:
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ritchie, Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 367. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the