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of trading and fishing ventures in the 1690s with London merchants, On 6 January 1697, he married
Elizabeth Ayles, daughter of Humphrey Ayles of St Botolph's, Aldgate. At Portsmouth, he became one of the main contractors supplying beer and casks to the navy. The trade had increased because of the French wars and Portsmouth became the base for the main fleet. Ridge's business interests made him one of the most prominent townsmen and he hosted the Queen of Portugal when she visited Portsmouth in 1708.
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amounting to £55,435. The committee presented its report to the House which passed a resolution that Ridge was guilty of ‘notorious embezzlements and scandalous abuses’ and he was accordingly expelled from the House of
Commons on 15 February 1711. In the intervening years he managed his businesses in Portsmouth and invested in privateering ventures.
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by the local Whigs, with the support of the 2nd Duke of Bolton. He was returned as Member of
Parliament, but was not particularly active in the Commons. He showed his Whig views by voting for naturalizing the Palatines in 1709 and for the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710. He became involved in
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Ridge was the son of
Richard Ridge, a brewer of Portsmouth, and his wife Jane Fox of St. Margaret's, Westminster, Middlesex. His father had served the town both as alderman and mayor. In 1691, Ridge inherited his father's business, including cooperage works and malthouses. He took part in a number
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he was again returned as MP for Poole. With the change of administration in
Parliament, the ‘worthy patriots’ of the Tory Party investigated the mismanagements of the previous ministry and uncovered irregularities in the activities of brewers supplying the navy, including Ridge, and found frauds
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Ridge died on 10 February 1730, leaving five sons and a daughter, and was buried at
Portsmouth. His eldest son, Thomas was left the brewing stores, buildings and equipment, while his other children were given the rest of his real estate, including tenements in Portsmouth and farms in Sussex and
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