Right: canting arms of Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet, Victoria Tower, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, built in 1897 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria: Argent, on a chevron between three fleurs-de-lis sable as many ram's heads couped at the neck of the first, with a canton of a baronet. Left: arms of the Borough of Huddersfield, based on the arms of Ramsden, which family owned the manor from 1599 to 1920
Ramsden was born on 14 September 1831 to John Charles Ramsden and his wife Isabella Dundas.
He stood as Liberal Unionist candidate for Osgoldcross in 1886.
He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1868. He was Lord of the Manor of Huddersfield, and, through the Ramsden Estate, owner of a large proportion of the town as well as a total of 11,248 acres of the West Riding. In addition he acquired in 1876 a 138,000 acre deer forest at Ardverikie, Laggan, Inverness-shire,[2] and 800 acres of Lincolnshire.[3]
In 1825 there was an attempt to set up a Scientific and Mechanics Institution in Huddersfield. Supported by a group of donors, Sir John William Ramsden later became the institution's Patron. Its aims were to instruct local mechanics and tradesmen in scientific principles relating to their work, through lectures and a circulation library. It later became part of the Huddersfield Philosophical Society. Subsequent educational initiatives in Huddersfield included the Young Men's Mental Improvement Society, the Huddersfield Mechanics' Institution, and the Technical School. The Technical School and Mechanic's Institute merged to become the Technical College, which subsequently became the College of Technology, then Huddersfield Polytechnic, before being granted University status as the University of Huddersfield in 1992.
The Ramsden Building, named after Sir John William Ramsden, was opened in 1883 by the Huddersfield Technical School and Mechanics' Institute and is situated on Queen Street South, between Milton Church and St Paul's Church. The Ramsden Building is now part of the University of Huddersfield campus.
Referencesedit
^Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
^Willie Orr, Deer forests, landlords and crofters, John Donald Publ. 1982, p.40
^John Bateman: The Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland, 1873, p375
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Sir John William Ramsden 5th Baronet 14 September 1831 15 April 1914 was a British Liberal Party politician SirJohn William Ramsden5th BaronetRamsden as caricatured by Spy Leslie Ward in Vanity Fair June 1884Born 1831 09 14 14 September 1831Died15 April 1914 1914 04 15 aged 82 NationalityBritishOther namesHuddersfieldOccupationsPolitician High Sheriff of YorkshireOrganizationLiberal Party Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Links with the University of Huddersfield 2 References 3 External linksBiography edit nbsp Right canting arms of Sir John William Ramsden 5th Baronet Victoria Tower Huddersfield Yorkshire built in 1897 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria Argent on a chevron between three fleurs de lis sable as many ram s heads couped at the neck of the first with a canton of a baronet Left arms of the Borough of Huddersfield based on the arms of Ramsden which family owned the manor from 1599 to 1920Ramsden was born on 14 September 1831 to John Charles Ramsden and his wife Isabella Dundas He was elected as a Member of Parliament MP for Hythe in 1857 and served as Under Secretary of State for War from 1857 to 1858 He resigned through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 9 February 1859 1 He also sat as MP for Taunton from 1853 to 1857 for the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1859 to 1865 for Monmouth from 1868 to 1874 for the Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire from 1880 to 1885 and finally for Osgoldcross from 1885 to 1886 He stood as Liberal Unionist candidate for Osgoldcross in 1886 He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1868 He was Lord of the Manor of Huddersfield and through the Ramsden Estate owner of a large proportion of the town as well as a total of 11 248 acres of the West Riding In addition he acquired in 1876 a 138 000 acre deer forest at Ardverikie Laggan Inverness shire 2 and 800 acres of Lincolnshire 3 On 2 August 1865 he married Lady Helen Guendolen Seymour daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset thus acquiring the Bulstrode estate at Gerrards Cross They had four children Guendolen Isabella Jane Hermione Charlotte Rosamund Isabel and Sir John Frecheville 4 Links with the University of Huddersfield edit In 1825 there was an attempt to set up a Scientific and Mechanics Institution in Huddersfield Supported by a group of donors Sir John William Ramsden later became the institution s Patron Its aims were to instruct local mechanics and tradesmen in scientific principles relating to their work through lectures and a circulation library It later became part of the Huddersfield Philosophical Society Subsequent educational initiatives in Huddersfield included the Young Men s Mental Improvement Society the Huddersfield Mechanics Institution and the Technical School The Technical School and Mechanic s Institute merged to become the Technical College which subsequently became the College of Technology then Huddersfield Polytechnic before being granted University status as the University of Huddersfield in 1992 The Ramsden Building named after Sir John William Ramsden was opened in 1883 by the Huddersfield Technical School and Mechanics Institute and is situated on Queen Street South between Milton Church and St Paul s Church The Ramsden Building is now part of the University of Huddersfield campus References edit Department of Information Services 9 June 2009 Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850 PDF House of Commons Library Archived from the original PDF on 6 February 2011 Retrieved 30 November 2009 Willie Orr Deer forests landlords and crofters John Donald Publ 1982 p 40 John Bateman The Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland 1873 p375 The Peerage Retrieved 30 March 2011 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir John Ramsden History of ArdverikieParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byHenry LabouchereArthur Mills Member of Parliament for Taunton1853 1857 With Henry Labouchere Succeeded byHenry LabouchereArthur MillsPreceded byEdward Drake Brockman Member of Parliament for Hythe1857 1859 Succeeded byMayer Amschel de RothschildPreceded byEdmund Beckett DenisonViscount Goderich Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire1859 1865 With Edmund Beckett Denison March 1859 May 1859Sir Francis Crossley Bt May 1859 1865 Constituency dividedPreceded byCrawshay Bailey Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs1868 1874 Succeeded byThomas CordesPreceded byChristopher Beckett DenisonJoshua Fielden Member of Parliament for Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire1880 1885 With Andrew Fairbairn Constituency abolishedNew constituency Member of Parliament for Osgoldcross1885 1886 Succeeded byJohn AustinPolitical officesPreceded byFrederick Peel Under Secretary of State for War1857 1858 Succeeded byThe Viscount HardingeBaronetage of EnglandPreceded byJohn Ramsden Baronet of Byram 1839 1914 Succeeded byJohn Frecheville Ramsden Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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