Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad Co. Issued to Earl of Harrowby - Autographed Stocks and Bonds

Stock issued to Earl of Harrowby.

Earl of Harrowby, in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1809 for the prominent politician and former Foreign Secretary, Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron Harrowby. He was made Viscount Sandon, of Sandon in the County of Stafford, at the same time, which title is used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. His son, the second Earl, held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Lord Privy Seal. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He was a Conservative politician and notably served as President of the Board of Trade from 1878 to 1880. His nephew, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his father in 1900), briefly represented Gravesend in the House of Commons as a Conservative and was also Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire. His son, the sixth Earl, sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury. As of 2017 the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2007. The family seats are Sandon Hall, near Sandon, Staffordshire and Burnt Norton House, near Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire.