Joseph West Ridgeway

Joseph West Ridgeway

Sir (Joseph) West Ridgeway (1844–1930) was a British political figure.

He was Under-Secretary for Ireland from 1887 to 1893, and Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1893 to 1895 [ [http://www.onchan.org.im/onchan_history/onchan_tours/tour2/tour2_08.php Onchan Online A Tour of Onchan, Round The Edges ] ] .

He was Governor of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1896 to 1903. [ [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka.html Sri Lanka ] ] During that time, he was involved in bringing charges of sodomy and pederasty against Hector MacDonald, commander of the troops in Ceylon.

He later unsuccessfully stood twice for election to the UK House of Commons, in the City of London and London University constituencies.

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before=Edward Noël Walker, "acting"
title=Governor of Ceylon | years=1896–1903
after=Everard F. im Thurn, "acting"

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