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Ridgely, Maryland Ridgely is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,639 at the 2010 census. History The town was established on May 13, 1867 by the Maryland and Baltimore Land Association. The land around present day Ridgely was ...
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Ridgely, Missouri Ridgely is a village in Platte County, Missouri within the United States. The population was 104 at the 2010 census. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area. History A post office called Ridgely was established in 1848, and remained i ...
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Ridgely, Tennessee Ridgely is a town in Lake County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2000 census and 1,795 at the 2010 census. Geography Ridgely is located at (36.264559, -89.482668). The town is situated southwest of Reelfoot Lake and ...
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Ridgely Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota Ridgely Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. Ridgely Township was organized in 1871, and named after Fort Ridgely. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau ...
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Fort Ridgely Fort Ridgely was a frontier United States Army outpost from 1851 to 1867, built 1853–1854 in Minnesota Territory. The Sioux called it Esa Tonka. It was located overlooking the Minnesota river southwest of Fairfax, Minnesota. Half of the ...
, a frontier U.S. Army outpost 1851–1867 in Minnesota Territory **
Battle of Fort Ridgely The Battle of Fort Ridgely was an early battle in the Dakota War of 1862. Built between 1853–1855 in the southern part of what was then the territory of Minnesota, Fort Ridgely was the only military post between the Dakota Reservation an ...


People


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Ridgely Gaither Ridgely Gaither (February 23, 1903 – October 26, 1992) was a United States Army lieutenant general prominent as commander of the 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War, and commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Army Caribbean Comma ...
(1903–1992), United States Army general *
Ridgely Hunt Ridgely Hunt Jr. (1887–1933) was a publishing executive and professor. After a 10-year career in the book distribution and publishing industries, Hunt served as librarian of the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a grandson ...
(1887–1933), American publishing executive and professor * Ridgely Johnson (born 1958), American rower *
Ridgely Torrence Frederic Ridgely Torrence (November 27, 1874 – December 25, 1950) was an American poet, and editor. He received the Shelley Memorial Award in 1942 and the Academy of American Poets' Fellowship in 1947. Early life and education Born on Nove ...
(1874–1950), American poet and editor


Surname

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Cleo Ridgely Cleo Ridgely-Horne (born Freda Cleo Helwig, May 12, 1893 – August 18, 1962) was a star of silent and sound motion pictures. Her career began early in the silent film era, in 1911, and continued for forty years. She retired in the 1930s bu ...
(1893–1962), film star *
Charles Ridgely (disambiguation) Charles Ridgely usually refers to Charles Carnan Ridgely (1760–1829), Governor of Maryland, United States. Charles Ridgely may also refer to: * Charles Ridgely II ("Charles the Merchant", 1702–1772), planter, merchant, and ironmonger, son of ...
, the name of several people * Edwin R. Ridgely (1844–1927), U.S. Representative from Kansas *
Eliza Ridgely Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely (February 10, 1803 – December 20, 1867) was an American heiress, traveler, arbiter of fashion, and mistress of Hampton, the Ridgely plantation north of Towson, Maryland. She is the ''Lady with a Harp'' of Thomas Sul ...
(1803–1867), American heiress * Henry M. Ridgely (1779–1847), American lawyer and U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Delaware *
Henry du Pont Ridgely Henry du Pont Ridgely (born May 31, 1949) is a former justice of the Delaware Supreme Court who retired on January 31, 2015. Ridgley was a descendant of Colonial Delaware Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Ridgely, who had built a mansion called Eden ...
(born c. 1949), American judge *
John Ridgely John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea, September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits. Early years Ridgely was born in Chicago, Illinois,Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: T ...
(1909–1968), American film character actor *
Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Mabel Lloyd Fisher Ridgely (April 13, 1872 – January 11, 1962) was an American suffragist and historical preservationist, president of the Delaware Equal Suffrage Association and of the Public Archives Commission, and a founder of Old Dover Day ...
(1872–1962), American suffragist and historical preservationist *
Priscilla Dorsey Ridgely Priscilla Dorsey Ridgely (July 12, 1762 – ) was First Lady of Maryland. Early life Ridgely was born on July 12, 1762, in Anne Arundel County. Career She managed the Hampton Mansion. In 1782, she married Charles Carnan Ridgely, who was Gov ...
(1762–1814), a First Lady of Maryland *
Reginald H. Ridgely Jr. Reginald Heber Ridgely Jr. (August 18, 1902 – June 28, 1979) was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General. He was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese during World War II and was one of the few survivors of the infamous " hellships ...
(1902–1979), American Marine general *
Richard Ridgely Richard Ridgely (1869–1949) was an American actor and film director active during the silent era.Gmür p.22 Selected filmography * ''Ranson's Folly (1915 film), Ranson's Folly'' (1915) * ''Eugene Aram (1915 film), Eugene Aram'' (1915) * ''Oliv ...
(1869–1949), American actor and film director *
Robert Ridgely Robert Ridgely (December 24, 1931 – February 8, 1997) was an American actor, known for both on-camera roles and extensive voice-over work. Biography Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Ridgely worked as a cabaret entertainer.Staff"Robert Ridgely, 65 ...
(1931–1997), American actor and voice artist * Robert S. Ridgely (born 1946), American ornithologist *
William Barret Ridgely William Barret Ridgely (July 19, 1858 – April 30, 1920) was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from 1901 to 1908. Biography William B. Ridgely attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. ...
(1858–1920), a U.S. Comptroller of the Currency


See also

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Ridgeley (disambiguation) Ridgeley may refer to: Places * Ridgeley, Nebraska, U.S. * Ridgeley, West Virginia, U.S * Ridgeley Township, Dodge County, Nebraska, U.S. People * Andrew Ridgeley (born 1963), English musician Other uses * Ridgeley Sandstone, a sandstone in t ...
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Ridgley (disambiguation) Ridgley may refer to: Places * Ridgley, Missouri, U.S. * Ridgley, Tasmania, Australia People Given name *Francis Ridgley Cotton (1895–1960), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *Ridgley C. Powers (1836–1912), Union officer in the A ...
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