Lord High Steward
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1683; d. May 6 1757.
1714
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1731; d. September 12 1806.
1788 – 1792
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1733; d. January 2 1805.
1793 – 1795
General Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1768; d. April 29 1854.
1821
Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1871; d. June 30 1934
Titles of nobility: Duke of Marlborough in the Peerage of England (1892 – 1934)
1902
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.
1937
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1883; d. June 12 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope (1945 – 1963); Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939(?). Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1943.
1953
Ireland
Lord High Steward of Ireland
Charles John Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, 19th Earl of Waterford, 4th Earl Talbot
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1830; d. May 11 1877.
1868 – 1877
Lord High Chancellor
Great Britain
List of Lord High Chancellors of Great Britain
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1690; d. March 6 1764.
1737 – 1756
Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1708; d. January 14 1772.
1761 – 1766
Charles Pratt, 1st Baron Camden
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1714; d. April 18 1794.
1766 – 1770
Charles Yorke
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1722; d. January 20 1770.
1770
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1731; d. September 12 1806.
1778 – 1783
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (*Lord Speaker)
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1671; d. September 1 1729.
1783
Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1731; d. September 12 1806.
1783 – 1792
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1733; d. January 2 1805.
1793 – 1801
John Scott, 1st Baron Eldon
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1751; d. January 13 1838.
1801 – 1806
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1750; d. November 17 1823.
1806 – 1807
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1751; d. January 13 1838.
1807 – 1827
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1772; d. October 12 1863.
1827 – 1830
Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1778; d. May 7 1868.
1830 – 1834
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1772; d. October 12 1863.
1834 – 1835
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1772; d. October 12 1863.
1841 – 1846
Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1782; d. November 11 1855.
1850 – 1852
Robert Monsey Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1790; d. July 26 1868.
1852 – 1858
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1794; d. October 5 1878.
1858 – 1859
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1779; d. June 23 1861.
1859 – 1861
Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1800; d. July 20 1873.
1861 – 1865
Robert Monsey Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1790; d. July 26 1868.
1865 – 1866
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1794; d. October 5 1878.
1866 – 1868
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Baron Cairns
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1819; d. April 2 1885.
1868
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1819; d. April 2 1885.
1874 – 1880
Hardinge Stanley Gifford, 1st Baron Halsbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1823; d. December 11 1921.
1885 – 1886
Hardinge Stanley Gifford, 1st Baron Halsbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1823; d. December 11 1921.
1886 – 1892
Hardinge Stanley Gifford, 1st Earl of Halsbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1823; d. December 11 1921.
1895 – 1905
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1876; d. October 11 1947
Titles of nobility: Viscount Caldecote in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1939 – 1947).
1939 – 1940
John Whitaker “Jack” Straw
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1946.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jack Straw.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/463/career.
June 28 2007 – May 11 2010
Michael Andrew Gove
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1967.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Gove, of Torry in the City of Aberdeen, May 13 2025.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Gove.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1571/career.
[2] “No. 64736,” The London Gazette, May 19 2025, 10278, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64736/page/10278.
May 9 2015 – July 14 2016
Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1973.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Elizabeth Truss.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4097/career.
July 14 2016 – June 11 2017
David Roy Lidington
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1956.
2017 – 2018
Dominic Rennie Raab
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4007/career.
September 15 2021 – September 6 2022
Brandon Kenneth Lewis
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1971.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, June 16 2023.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Brandon Lewis.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4009/career.
[2] “No. 64213,” The London Gazette, October 30 2023, 21730, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64213/page/21730.
September 6 2022 – October 25 2022
Dominic Rennie Raab
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1974.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dominic Raab.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4007/career.
October 25 2022 – April 21 2023
David Lindon Lammy
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1972.
2025 – present
Ireland
Lord High Chancellor of Ireland
John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1748; d. January 16 1830.
1802 – 1806
George Ponsonby
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1755; d. July 8 1817.
1806 – 1807
Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1756; d. May 31 1842.
1807 – 1827
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1779; d. June 23 1861.
1841
Edward Gibson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1837; d. May 22 1913.
1885 – 1886
Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1837; d. May 22 1913.
1886 – 1892
Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1837; d. May 22 1913.
1895 – 1905
Lord High Treasurer
Lord High Treasurer of England/Great Britain/United Kingdom
Lord High Treasurer
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1520; d. August 4 1598.
1572 – 1598
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1563; d. May 24 1612.
1608 – 1612
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1563; d. November 7 1642.
1620 – 1621
First Lord of the Treasury
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
1684 – 1685
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
1690 – 1697
Charles Montagu
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1661; d. May 19 1715.
1697 – 1699
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Baron Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
1700 – 1701
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
1702 – 1710
Lord High Treasurer of England
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
1702 – 1707
Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1645; d. September 15 1712.
1707 – 1710
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1661; d. May 21 1724.
1711 – 1714
First Lord of the Treasury
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1661; d. May 19 1715.
1714 – 1715
Robert Walpole
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1676; d. March 18 1745.
1715 – 1717
James Stanhope, 1st Viscount Stanhope
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. February 5 1721.
1717 – 1718
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1675; d. April 19 1722.
1718 – 1721
Robert Walpole
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1676; d. March 18 1745.
1721 – 1742
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. July 2 1743.
1742 – 1743
Henry Pelham
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1694; d. March 6 1754.
1743 – 1754
James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1715; d. April 13 1763.
1757
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.
1762 – 1763
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1735; d. March 14 1811.
1766 – 1770
Frederick North, Lord North
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1732; d. August 5 1792.
1770 – 1782
Henry Addington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1757; d. February 15 1844.
1801 – 1804
Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1818; d. January 12 1887.
1885 – 1886
William Henry Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.
1887 – 1891
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.
[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.
[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.
October 6 1891 – August 15 1892
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.
[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.
[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.
June 25 1895 – December 5 1905
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1836; d. April 22 1908.
1905 – 1908
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
1945 – 1951
Leonard James Callaghan
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1912; d. March 26 2005.
1976 – 1979
Ireland
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, 4th Earl of Cork
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1694; d. December 4 1753.
1715 – 1753
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1720; d. October 2 1764.
1754 – 1764
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1748; d. July 29 1811.
1764 – 1793
Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1484; d. August 22 1545
Noble titles: Duke of Suffolk in the Peerage of England (1514 – 1545)
1530 – 1545
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1662; d. December 2 1748.
Noble titles: Duke of Suffolk in the Peerage of England (1514 – 1545)
1702
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1647; d. January 1 1730.
1714 – 1716
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1675; d. April 19 1722.
1717 – 1719
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1665; d. March 5 1726.
1719 – 1720
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1674; d. June 21 1738.
1720 – 1721
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. July 2 1743.
1730 – 1742
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1683; d. December 8 1756.
1742 – 1745
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1690; d. January 2 1763.
1751 – 1763
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1710; d. January 5 1771.
1763 – 1765
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of Nottingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1689; d. August 2 1769.
1765 – 1766
Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1708; d. January 14 1772.
1766 – 1767
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1721; d. October 26 1803.
1767 – 1779
Charles Pratt, 1st Baron Camden
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1714; d. April 18 1794.
1782 – 1783
David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1727; d. September 1 1796.
1783
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1721; d. October 26 1803.
1783 – 1784
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1714; d. April 18 1794.
1784 – 1794
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1748; d. February 8 1833.
1794
David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1727; d. September 1 1796.
1794 – 1796
Major-General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1756; d. September 24 1835.
1796 – 1801
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 14 1738; d. October 30 1809.
1801 – 1805
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1757; d. February 15 1844.
1805
John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1759; d. October 8 1840.
1805 – 1806
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1748; d. February 8 1833.
1806
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1757; d. February 15 1844.
1806 – 1807
John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1759; d. October 8 1840.
1807 – 1812
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1757; d. February 15 1844.
1812
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1762; d. December 26 1847.
1812 – 1827
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1768; d. March 27 1854.
1827 – 1828
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1762; d. July 27 1834.
1828 – 1830
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1780; d. January 31 1863.
1830 – 1834
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1780; d. January 31 1863.
1835 – 1841
Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1776; d. December 19 1845.
1841 – 1845
Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870
1846
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1780; d. January 31 1863.
1846 – 1852
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1852 – 1854
Lord John Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.
Titles:
Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.
[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.
June 12 1854 – February 8 1855
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1855 – 1858
James Brownlow William Gascyone-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1791; d. April 12 1868.
1858 – 1859
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1815; d. March 31 1891.
1859 – 1866
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1823; d. March 26 1889.
1866 – 1867
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1827; d. July 9 1909
Noble titles: Earl of Ripon (1859 – 1909); Marquess of Ripon (1871 – 1909)
1868 – 1873
Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1815; d. February 25 1895.
1873 – 1874
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1818; d. September 27 1903.
1874 – 1880
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1835; d. August 13 1910.
1880 – 1883
Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1823; d. January 30 1898.
1883 – 1885
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1814; d. October 30 1906.
1885 – 1886
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1835; d. August 13 1910.
1886
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1814; d. October 30 1906.
1886 – 1892
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1892 – 1894
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Lord Dalmeny, January 23 1851 – March 4 1868.1 Succeeded as the 5th Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland and the 2nd Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, March 4 1868.1 Created Earl of Midlothian, Viscount Mentmore, and Baron Epsom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 3 1911.2
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] Hugh Chisholm, “Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of,” in Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Vol. 23 (11th ed.).
[2] “No. 28512,” The London Gazette, July 11 1911, 5168, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28512/page/5168.
March 10 1894 – June 21 1895
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1833; d. March 24 1908.
Titles:
Held the courtesy titles Lord Cavendish of Keighley, 1834 – 1858, and Marquess of Hartington, 1858 – December 21 1891 (citation needed). Succeeded as the 8th Duke of Devonshire and associated titles (Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, Baron Cavendish of Keighley), December 21 1891.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Marquess of Hartington,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/marquess-of-hartington/index.html.
June 29 1895 – October 19 1903
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1905 – 1908
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1849; d. September 15 1909.
1908
Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1830; d. February 25 1911.
1908 – 1910
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1872; d. November 14 1938.
1910
John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1838; d. September 23 1923
Titles of nobility: Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1908 – 1923)
1910 – 1914
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1872; d. November 14 1938.
1914 – 1915
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1915 – 1916
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.
[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.
[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.
October 23 1919 – October 19 1922
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.
1922 – 1924
Charles Alfred Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1852; d. June 30 1941.
1924
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.
1924 – 1925
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.
[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.
[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.
April 27 1925 – June 4 1929
Charles Alfred Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1852; d. June 30 1941.
1929 – 1931
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947.
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 28 1937.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and Viscount Corvedale, June 8 1937.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Stanley Baldwin,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-stanley-baldwin/index.html.
[2] “No. 34403,” The London Gazette, June 1 1937, 3508, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34403/page/3508.
[3] “No. 34405,” The London Gazette, June 8 1937, 3663, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34405/page/3663.
August 24 1931 – June 7 1935
James Ramsay MacDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1866; d. November 9 1937.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Ramsay MacDonald,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-ramsay-macdonald/index.html.
June 7 1935 – May 28 1937
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1937 – 1938
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1869; d. November 9 1940
1940
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood, December 16 1955.2 Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 7 1956.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Clement Attlee,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-clement-attlee/index.html.
[2] “No. 40656,” The London Gazette, December 16 1955, 7079, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40656/page/7079.
[3] “No. 40751,” The London Gazette, April 10 1956, 2095, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40751/page/2095/.
September 28 1943 – May 23 1945
Herbert Stanley Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1888; d. March 6 1965.
Honours:
Created Baron Morrison of Lambeth, November 2 1959.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Herbert Morrison,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-herbert-morrison/index.html.
[2] “No. 41860,” The London Gazette, November 3 1959, 6942, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41860/page/6942.
July 26 1945 – March 9 1951
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1893; d. February 23 1972
Titles of nobility: Baron Cecil in the Peerage of England (1941 – 1972); Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1947 – 1972).
1952 – 1957
Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1903; d. October 9 1995.
Honours:
Given the courtesy title Lord Dunglass, April 30 1918.1 Succeeded to the Peerage of Scotland as the 14th Earl of Home, July 11 1951.1 Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, October 16 1962.2 Created Baron Home of the Hirsel, December 19 1974.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Alec Douglas-Home,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 20 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-alec-douglas-home/index.html.
[2] “No. 42815,” The London Gazette, October 23 1962, 8275, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42815/page/8275.
[3] “No. 46441,” The London Gazette, December 24 1974, 13203, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46441/page/.
March 29 1957 – September 17 1957
Alexander Frederick “Alec” Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1903; d. October 9 1995.
Honours:
Given the courtesy title Lord Dunglass, April 30 1918.1 Succeeded to the Peerage of Scotland as the 14th Earl of Home, July 11 1951.1 Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, October 16 1962.2 Created Baron Home of the Hirsel, December 19 1974.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Alec Douglas-Home,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 20 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-alec-douglas-home/index.html.
[2] “No. 42815,” The London Gazette, October 23 1962, 8275, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42815/page/8275.
[3] “No. 46441,” The London Gazette, December 24 1974, 13203, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46441/page/.
October 14 1959 – July 27 1960
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.
Titles:
Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.
[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.
[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.
June 20 1970 – April 7 1972
Leonard Robert Carr
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1916; d. February 17 2012.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Carr of Hadley, of Monken Hadley of Greater London, January 15 1976.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Carr of Hadley.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1621/career.
[2] “No. 46803,” The London Gazette, January 20 1976, 919, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46803/page/919.
April 7 1972 – November 5 1972
Edward Watson Short
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1912; d. May 4 2012.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron Glenamara, of Glenridding in the County of Cumbria, January 28 1977.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Glenamara.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1692/career.
[2] “No. 47138,” The London Gazette, February 1 1977, 1427, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47138/page/1427.
March 5 1974 – April 8 1976
Michael Mackintosh Foot
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1913; d. March 3 2010.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Foot.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/831/career.
April 8 1976 – May 4 1979
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1918; d. July 1 1999.
Titles:
Raised to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, June 16 1983.2
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, November 30 1990.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for The Viscount Whitelaw.” Accessed May 4, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1722/career.
[2] “No. 49394,” The London Gazette, June 21 1983, 8199, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49394/page/8199.
[3] “No. 52351,” The London Gazette, November 30 1990, 18550, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52351/page/18550.
June 11 1983 – January 10 1988
John Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1988 – 1989
Antony Harold “Tony” Newton
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1937; d. March 25 2012.
1992 – 1997
Winifred Ann Taylor
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1947.
1997 – 1998
Margaret Mary Beckett
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1943.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness Beckett, of Old Normanton in the City of Derby, August 14 2024.2
Honours:
Created a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, December 31 2012.3 Created a Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, December 31 2023.4
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Baroness Beckett.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/328/career.
[2] “No. 64493,” The London Gazette, August 20 2024, 16086, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64493/page/16086.
[3] “No. 60367,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 29 2012, 6, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60367/supplement/6.
[4] “No. 64269,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2023, N8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64269/supplement/N8.
July 27 1998 – June 8 2001
John Reid
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1947.
2003
Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1941; d. September 20 2003.
2003
Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1954.
2003 – 2007
Nicholas William Peter “Nick” Clegg
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1967.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, December 30 2017.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Nick Clegg.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/1563/career
[2] “No. 62150,” The London Gazette, Supplement, December 30 2017, N2, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62150/supplement/N2.
May 11 2010 – May 8 2015
David Roy Lidington
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1956.
2016 – 2017
Jacob William Rees-Mogg
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1969.
2019 – 2022
Mark Steven Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1970.
Titles:
Created a Knight Bachelor, April 16 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Mark Spencer.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4055/career.
[2] “No. 64374,” The London Gazette, April 22 2024, 7898, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64374/page/7898.
February 8 2022 – September 6 2022
Penelope Mary “Penny” Mordaunt
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1973.
Honours:
Received a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, August 21 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Penny Mordaunt.” Accessed May 12, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/career.
[2] “No. 64759,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 14 2025, B8, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64759/supplement/B8.
September 6 2022 – July 5 2024
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1520; d. August 4 1598.
1571 – 1572
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1520; d. August 4 1598.
1590 – 1598
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1563; d. May 24 1612.
1598 – 1608
John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1662; d. July 15 1711.
1705 – 1711
William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1672; d. December 15 1750.
1713 – 1714
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1675; d. April 19 1722.
1715 – 1716
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1665; d. March 5 1726.
1716 – 1719
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1665; d. March 5 1726.
1720 – 1726
Spencer Compton, 1st Baron Wilmington
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. July 2 1743.
1730
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1698; d. December 5 1755.
1731 – 1733
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1678; d. January 17 1766.
1735 – 1740
George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1703; d. June 10 1770.
1743 – 1744
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1706; d. October 20 1758.
1755
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1721; d. October 26 1803.
1755 – 1757
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1711; d. September 12 1779.
1757 – 1761
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1710; d. January 5 1771.
1761 – 1763
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1693; d. November 17 1768.
1765 – 1766
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1708; d. May 11 1778.
1766 – 1768
George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1721; d. March 18/20 1775.
1768 – 1770
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1716; d. June 8 1771.
1770 – 1771
Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, 5th Earl of Berkshire
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1739; d. March 7 1779.
1771
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1735; d. March 14 1811.
1771 – 1775
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1731; d. July 15 1801.
1775 – 1782
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1735; d. March 14 1811.
1782 – 1783
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1748; d. September 4 1825.
1783
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1754; d. October 24 1787.
1783 – 1784
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1721; d. October 26 1803.
1784 – 1794
George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1758; d. November 10 1834.
1794
Major-General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1756; d. September 24 1835.
1794 – 1798
John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1759; d. December 15 1841.
1798 – 1806
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1757; d. February 15 1844.
1806
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1773; d. October 22 1840.
1806 – 1807
John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1759; d. December 15 1841.
1807 – 1827
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1768; d. March 27 1854.
1827
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1773; d. October 7 1848.
1827 – 1828
Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1790; d. December 22 1871.
1828 – 1829
John George Lambton, 1st Baron Durham
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1792; d. July 28 1840.
1830 – 1833
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1782; d. January 28 1859.
1833 – 1834
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1773; d. October 7 1848.
1834
Constantine Henry Phipps, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1797; d. July 28 1863.
1834
Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1776; d. December 19 1845.
1834 – 1835
John William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1781; d. May 16 1847.
1835 – 1840
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1840 – 1841
Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1800; d. June 27 1870
1842 – 1846
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1782; d. July 31 1859.
1846 – 1852
James Brownlow William Gascyone-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1791; d. April 12 1868.
1852
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1823; d. April 24 1900
Noble titles: Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland (1847 – 1900); Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1900)
1852 – 1855
Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1798; d. November 19 1882.
1855 – 1858
Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1802; d. April 10 1874.
1858
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1823; d. April 24 1900
Noble titles: Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland (1847 – 1900); Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1900)
1859 – 1866
James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1807 d. May 17 1889.
1866 – 1868
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1826; d. April 8 1902.
Noble titles: Earl of Clarendon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1838 – 1870)
1868 – 1870
Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1800; d. August 8 1885.
1870 – 1874
James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1807 d. May 17 1889.
1874 – 1876
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1804; d. April 19 1881.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1878. (citation needed) Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, August 16 1876.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Benjamin Disraeli,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-benjamin-disraeli/index.html.
[2] “No. 24355,” The London Gazette, August 18 1876, 4594, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24355/page/4594.
August 12 1876 – February 4 1878
Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1810; d. January 2 1899.
1878 – 1880
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1823; d. April 24 1900
Noble titles: Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland (1847 – 1900); Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1900)
1880 – 1881
Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1823; d. January 30 1898.
1881 – 1885
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1847; d. May 21 1929.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Lord Dalmeny, January 23 1851 – March 4 1868.1 Succeeded as the 5th Earl of Rosebery in the Peerage of Scotland and the 2nd Baron Rosebery in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, March 4 1868.1 Created Earl of Midlothian, Viscount Mentmore, and Baron Epsom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 3 1911.2
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1892 (citation needed).
References:
[1] Hugh Chisholm, “Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of,” in Encyclopædia Britannica (1911), Vol. 23 (11th ed.).
[2] “No. 28512,” The London Gazette, July 11 1911, 5168, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28512/page/5168.
March 5 1885 – June 9 1885
Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1831; d. March 26 1900.
1885 – 1886
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.
February 1 1886 – July 2 1886
George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1840; d. March 6 1915.
1886 – 1892
William Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “W.E. Gladstone,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-we-gladstone/index.html.
August 15 1892 – March 2 1894
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1849; d. September 15 1909.
1894 – 1895
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1823; d. January 8 1914.
1895 – 1900
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1830; d. August 22 1903
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Cranborne, June 1865 – April 12 1868. Succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain, April 12 1868. (citations needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1878 (citation needed).
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord Robert Cecil,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 23 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-robert-cecil-1/index.html.
November 12 1900 – July 11 1902
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.
[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.
[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.
July 11 1902 – October 17 1903
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.
1903 – 1905
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1827; d. July 9 1909
Noble titles: Earl of Ripon (1859 – 1909); Marquess of Ripon (1871 – 1909)
1905 – 1908
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1908 – 1911
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1858; d. June 20 1945.
1912 – 1915
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1859; d. March 20 1925.
1915 – 1916
Andrew Bonar Law
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1858; d. October 30 1923.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Bonar Law,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026,https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-bonar-law/index.html.
January 10 1919 – April 1 1921
Joseph Austen Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.
1921 – 1922
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1864; d. November 24 1958.
1923 – 1924
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1861; d. April 4 1947.
1924 – 1929
William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1867; d. September 28 1937.
1931
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1864; d. May 15 1937.
1931 – 1932
Stanley Baldwin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1867; d. December 14 1947
Titles of nobility: Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947); Viscount Corvedale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1937 – 1947).
1932 – 1934
Robert Anthony Eden
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1897; d. January 14 1977
Titles of nobility: Earl of Avon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1961 – 1977).
1934 – 1935
Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1878; d. February 10 1949
Noble titles: Marquess of Londonderry (1915 – 1949)
1935
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).
1935 – 1937
Clement Richard Attlee
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1883; d. October 8 1967.
Honours:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood, December 16 1955.2 Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 7 1956.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Clement Attlee,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-clement-attlee/index.html.
[2] “No. 40656,” The London Gazette, December 16 1955, 7079, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40656/page/7079.
[3] “No. 40751,” The London Gazette, April 10 1956, 2095, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40751/page/2095/.
May 12 1940 – February 15 1942
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1893; d. February 23 1972
Titles of nobility: Baron Cecil in the Peerage of England (1941 – 1972); Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1947 – 1972).
1942 – 1943
William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1879; d. June 9 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Beaverbrook in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1917 – 1964).
1943 – 1945
Arthur Greenwood
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 8 1880; d. June 9 1954.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Greenwood,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-greenwood/index.html.
July 27 1945 – April 17 1947
Ernest Bevin
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1881; d. April 14 1951.
1951
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1893; d. February 23 1972
Titles of nobility: Baron Cecil in the Peerage of England (1941 – 1972); Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain (1947 – 1972).
1951 – 1952
Edward Richard George “Ted” Heath
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1916; d. July 17 2005.
Honours:
Appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter, April 23 1992.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Sir Edward Heath.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/195/career.
[2] “No. 52903,” The London Gazette, April 24 1992, 7175, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52903/page/7175.
February 14 1960 – October 20 1963
Sir Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1926; d. September 21 2007.
1979 – 1981
John Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1987 – 1988
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1932.
1992 – 1994
Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1906; d. February 25 1995
1994 – 1997
Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1941; d. September 20 2003.
2001 – 2003
Peter Gerald Hain
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1950.
2003 – 2005
John Whitaker “Jack” Straw
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1946.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Jack Straw.” Accessed April 28, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/463/career.
May 5 2006 – June 27 2007
Harriet Ruth Harman
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1950.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baroness Harman, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark, August 19 2024.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Harriet Harman.” Accessed April 9, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/150/career.
[2] “No. 64496,” The London Gazette, August 22, 2024, 16342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64496/page/16342.
June 28 2007 – May 11 2010
Nicholas Edward True, Baron True
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 31 1951.
Titles:
Received a life peerage as Baron True, of East Sheen in the County of Surrey, December 23 2010.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord True.” Accessed May 16, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4200/career.
[2] “No. 59656,” The London Gazette, December 30 2010, 24903, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59656/page/24903.
September 6 2022 – July 5 2024
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
Robert Henley, 1st Baron Henley
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1708; d. January 14 1772.
1757 – 1761
Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.
1800 – 1811
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1771; d. June 10 1851.
1811 – 1851
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1801; d. July 6 1874.
1853 – 1874
Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1833; d. January 17 1900.
1874 – 1900
Lord High Constable
Lord High Constable of England
Richard of York, Duke of Gloucester
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1452; d. August 22 1485.
1469 – 1470
Richard of York, Duke of Gloucester
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1452; d. August 22 1485.
1471 – 1483
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1435; d. July 29 1504.
1483 – 1504
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1663; d. October 9 1690.
1685
Earl Marshal
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Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1484; d. August 22 1545
Noble titles: Duke of Suffolk in the Peerage of England (1514 – 1545)
1524 – 1533
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1746; d. December 16 1815.
1786 – 1815
Lord High Admiral
Lord High Admiral of England
Richard of York, Duke of Gloucester
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1452; d. August 22 1485.
1462 – 1470
Richard of York, Duke of Gloucester
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1452; d. August 22 1485.
1471 – 1483
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1592; d. August 23 1628.
1619 – 1628
Prince James of England, Duke of York and Albany
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1633; d. September 16 1701.
1660 – 1673
James II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1633; d. September 16 1701.
1685 – 1688
William III
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1533; d. July 10 1584.
1689
Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1653; d. October 28 1708.
1702 – 1707
Lord High Admiral of Great Britain
Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1653; d. October 28 1708.
1707 – 1708
Anne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1665; d. August 1 1714.
Spouse: Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (b. May 19 1744; d. November 17 1818)
1708
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
Prince William of the United Kingdom, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1765; d. June 20 1837.
1827 – 1828
Elizabeth II
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1926; d. September 8 2022
Spouse: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. June 10 1921; d. April 9 2021
Children: (1) Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (b. November 14 1948); (2) Anne, Princess Royal (b. August 15 1950); (3) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. February 19 1960); (4) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (b. March 10 1964)
1964 – 2011
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1921; d. April 9 2021
Titles of nobility: Duke of Edinburgh in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1947 – 2021).
2011 – 2021
Elizabeth II
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1926; d. September 8 2022
Spouse: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. June 10 1921; d. April 9 2021
Children: (1) Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (b. November 14 1948); (2) Anne, Princess Royal (b. August 15 1950); (3) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. February 19 1960); (4) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (b. March 10 1964)
2021 – 2022
Charles III
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1948.
September 8 2022 – present
Lord High Admiral of Scotland
Prince James of England, Duke of York and Albany
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1633; d. September 16 1701.
1673 – 1688
Vice-Admiral of England
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1663; d. October 9 1690.
1682 – 1689
Vice-Admiral of Great Britain
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1684; d. July 7 1764.
1749 – 1762
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1705; d. October 17 1781.
1765 – 1781
Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1792 – 1796
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
Admiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1943; d. November 6 2022.
2021 – 2022
Rear-Admiral of Great Britain
Admiral Sir Edward Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1705; d. October 17 1781.
1763 – 1765
Lord Clerk Register
Lord Clerk Register
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1702; d. October 12 1768.
1760 – 1768