List of hereditary peers in the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage
This article is a list of hereditary peers who are or have been members of the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage under the Life Peerages Act 1958.
Living
1 | Hereditary peers of first creation living at the time the House of Lords Act 1999 came into force. |
2 | Hereditary peers who had served as Leader of the House of Lords living at the time the House of Lords Act 1999 came into force. |
3 | Suo jure hereditary peeress not otherwise able to enter the House before the Peerage Act 1963. |
† | Died in office |
Res | Resigned from the House of Lords under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 |
Hereditary peer | Life title | Affiliation | Hereditary title inherited/created | Life title created | Left House | Ref. | |
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George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe2 | Baron Jellicoe of Southampton | Conservative | 1935 | 1999 | 2007† | ||
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington2 | Baron Carington of Upton | Conservative | 1940 | 1999 | 2018† | [1] | |
Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, 1st Baron Pakenham1 2 | Baron Pakenham of Cowley | Labour | 1945 | 1999 | 2001† | ||
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd2 | Baron Shepherd of Spalding | Labour | 1954 | 1999 | 2001† | ||
John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead2 | Baron Ganzoni | Conservative | 1958 | 1999 | 2005† | ||
Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale3 | Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston | Crossbencher | 1925 | 1958 | 1966† | ||
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon1 | Baron Armstrong-Jones | Crossbencher | 1961 | 1999 | 2016Res | [2] | |
Toby Low, 1st Baron Aldington1 | Baron Low | Conservative | 1962 | 1999 | 2000† | ||
Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale1 | Baron Errol of Kilmun | Conservative | 1964 | 1999 | 2000† | ||
David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham2 | Baron Hennessy | Conservative | 1968 | 1999 | 2010† | ||
Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres | Baron Balniel | Conservative | 1975 (Dec) | 1975 (Jan) | 2019Res | [3] | |
Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell | Baron Grenfell of Kilvey | Labour | 1976 | 2000 | 2014Res | [4] | |
Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos | Baron Lyttelton of Aldershot | Labour | 1982 | 2000 | [5] | ||
Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton | Baron Acton of Bridgnorth | Labour | 1989 | 2000 | 2010† | ||
Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede | Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton | Labour | 1990 | 2000 | [6] | ||
Rupert Mitford, 6th Baron Redesdale | Baron Mitford | Liberal Democrats | 1991 | 2000 | [7] | ||
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury2 | Baron Gascoyne-Cecil | Conservative | 1992[a] | 1999 | 2017Res | [8] | |
Anthony Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley | Baron Gueterbock | Labour | 1992 | 2000 | [9] | ||
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie | Baron Younger of Prestwick | Conservative | 1997 | 1992 | 2003† | ||
James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie | Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower | Liberal Democrats | 1994 | 2000 | 2017Res | [10] | |
Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian | Baron Kerr of Monteviot | Conservative | 2004 | 2010 | [11] | ||
Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham | Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe | Conservative | 2001 | 2015 | [12] |
List of life peers who have disclaimed hereditary peerage
Life peer | Disclaimed peerage[b] | Affiliation | Hereditary title inherited | Hereditary title disclaimed | Life title created | Left House | |
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Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell | Viscountcy Camrose | Crossbencher | 1995 | 1995 | 1968 | 2001† | |
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone | Viscountcy Hailsham | Conservative | 1950 | 1963 | 1970 | 2001† | |
Alec Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel | Earldom of Home | Conservative | 1951 | 1963 | 1974 | 1995† | |
James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas | Earldom of Selkirk | Conservative | 1994 | 1994 | 1997 | 2023Res |
References
Notes
- ^ Summoned to Parliament as Baron Cecil (known as Viscount Cranborne) by writ of acceleration in 1992. Succeeded his father as Marquess of Salisbury in 2003.
- ^ Primary disclaimed title, subsidiary titles not listed here.
Citations
- ^ "Lord Carrington". Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Earl of Snowdon". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Earl of Crawford and Balcarres". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/141013-0001.htm Lords Hansard for 13 October 2014
- ^ "Viscount Chandos". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Lord Redesdale". Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Marquess of Salisbury". Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Lord Berkeley". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Earl of Mar and Kellie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Marquess of Lothian". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Viscount Hailsham - UK Parliament". parliament.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.