 However, in 1885, he had been appointed commanding officer of the 3rd Military District ("Tredje militärdistriktet"), which position along with the associated command of the 3rd Division ("Tredje fördelningen") he held until 1896, when, broken by a long-standing illness, he retired from military service.Prior to that, in 1892, he had been promoted to Lieutenant General.In 1883–87 Ryding was a member of the "Första kammaren" for Västernorrland County and in 1891–92 a member of the "Andra kammaren" for the cities of Mariestad, Skövde and Falköping.