Nelson and Colne | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Newcastle upon Tyne East | Newport | Newton | North Cheshire | North East Cork | North East Lancashire | North Hampshire | North Lanarkshire | North Lancashire | North Leicestershire | North Northamptonshire | North Nottinghamshire | North Staffordshire | Northampton | Northamptonshire | Nottingham.
Nelson and Colne
Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne
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.
Labour Party
November 15 1922 – October 7 1931
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central
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.
Labour Party
October 25 1951 – October 12 1976
Newcastle upon Tyne East
Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne East
Arthur Henderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1863; d. October 20 1935.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Henderson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html.
Labour Party
January 17 1923 – November 16 1923
Newport
Member of Parliament for Newport
James Stanhope
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. February 5 1721.
Whig Party
1702
James Stanhope
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. February 5 1721.
Whig Party
1717
Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1751; d. August 8 1805.
Tory Party
1774 – 1784
Captain Lord Hugh Seymour-Conway
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1759; d. September 11 1801.
Non-Partisan
1784 – 1786
Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1745; d. July 22 1828.
Non-Partisan
1790 – 1793
Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1739; d. April 17 1802.
Non-Partisan
1790 – 1796
Peniston Lamb
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1770; d. January 24 1805.
Non-Partisan
1793 – 1796
Andrew Strahan
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1749; d. 1831.
Non-Partisan
1796 – 1802
Isaac Corry
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1753; d. May 15 1813.
Whig Party
1806 – 1807
Major-General John Doyle
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1756; d. August 8 1834.
Non-Partisan
1806 – 1807
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.
[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.
Whig Party
1807 – 1811
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
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. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
Tory Party
1807 – 1809
Sir Leonard Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. Unknown.
Non-Partisan
1809 – 1825
Cecil Bisshopp
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1783; d. c. July 16 1813.
Non-Partisan
1811 – 1812
Charles Duncombe
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1764; d. July 16 1841.
Tory Party
1818 – 1826
John Stuart
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1797; d. November 8 1867.
Non-Partisan
1825 – 1826
George Canning
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.
Tory Party
1826 – 1827
Henry William Lamb
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1779; d. November 24 1848.
Titles:
Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Melbourne in the Peerage of the Ireland and Baron Melbourne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, July 22 1828.1
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “William Lamb,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 25 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-lamb/index.html.
Whig Party
1827
Spencer Perceval
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1795; d. September 16 1859.
Tory Party
1827 – 1831
John Heywood Hawkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1802; d. June 27 1877.
Whig Party
1832 – 1841
Newton
Member of Parliament for Newton
Richard Assheton Cross
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1823; d. January 8 1914.
Conservative Party
1885 – 1886
Roundell Cecil Palmer, Viscount Wolmer
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1887; d. September 3 1971.
Conservative Party
1910 – 1918
North Cheshire
Member of Parliament for North Cheshire
Edward John Stanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.
Whig Party
1832 – 1841
Edward John Stanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1802; d. June 16 1869.
Whig Party
1847 – 1848
North East Cork
Member of Parliament for North East Cork
William O’Brien
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1852; d. February 25 1928.
Irish Parliamentary Party (1887 – 1891); Irish National Federation (1891 – 1892)
1887 – 1892
William O’Brien
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1852; d. February 25 1928.
All-for-Ireland League
1910
North East Lancashire
Member of Parliament for North East Lancashire
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
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.
Liberal Party
April 27 1880 – November 24 1885
North Hampshire
Member of Parliament for North Hampshire
Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1801; d. August 17 1881.
Conservative Party
1837 – 1849
North Lanarkshire
Member of Parliament for North Lanarkshire
John Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1938; d. May 12 1994.
References:
[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for John Smith.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/564/career.
Labour Party
June 18 1970 – June 9 1983
North Lancashire
Member of Parliament for North Lancashire
Lord Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1799; d. October 23 1869.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Lord Stanley, 1834 – 1851 (citation needed). Held the title Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe by a writ of acceleration, 1844 – 18511. Succeeded as the 14th Earl of Derby, June 30 1851.1
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 1 1859.2 Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, June 30 1869.3
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Stanley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-edward-stanley-3/index.html.
[2] “No. 22281,” The London Gazette, July 1 1859, 2549, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22281/page/2549.
[3] “No. 7968,” The Edinburgh Gazette, July 2 1869, 794, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/7968/page/794.
Whig Party (1832 – 1841); Conservative Party (1841 – 1844)
1832 – 1844
John Wilson-Patten
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1802; d. July 11 1892.
Tory Party (1832 – 1834); Conservative Party (1834 – 1846); Peelite Conservative (1846 – 1859); Conservative Party (1859 – 1874)
1832 – 1874
John Talbot Clifton
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1819; d. April 16 1882.
Conservative Party
1844 – 1847
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
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.
Whig Party (1857 – 1859); Liberal Party (1859 – 1868)
April 24 1857 – November 17 1868
Frederick Arthur Stanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1841; d. June 14 1908
Titles of nobility: Baron Stanley of Preston in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1886 – 1908); Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1893 – 1908)
Conservative Party
1868 – 1885
North Leicestershire
Member of Parliament for North Leicestershire
Charles Cecil John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1815; d. March 3 1888.
Conservative Party
1852 – 1857
Lord John James Robert Manners
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1809; d. May 19 1898
Conservative Party
1857 – 1885
North Northamptonshire
Member of Parliament for North Northamptonshire
George Ward Hunt
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1825; d. July 29 1877.
Conservative Party
1857 – 1877
North Nottinghamshire
Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire
Lord Henry William Scott-Bentinck
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1804; d. December 31 1870.
Conservative Party
1846 – 1857
North Staffordshire
Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire
Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 27 1785; d. May 24 1871.
Whig Party
1832 – 1837
Charles John Chetwynd-Talbot, Viscount Ingestre
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1830; d. May 11 1877.
Conservative Party
1859 – 1865
Northampton
Member of Parliament for Northampton
George Montagu
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1684; d. May 9 1739.
Non-Partisan
1705 – 1715
George John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1758; d. November 10 1834.
Whig Party
1780 – 1783
Charles Compton, Lord Compton
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1760; d. May 24 1828.
Tory Party
1784 – 1796
Edward Bouverie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1738; d. September 3 1810.
Whig Party
1790 – 1810
Spencer Perceval
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1762; d. May 11 1812.
Tory Party
1796 – 1812
William Bateman-Hanbury
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1780; d. July 22 1845.
Whig Party
1810 – 1818
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1790; d. January 17 1851.
Tory Party
1812 – 1820
Robert Vernon Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1800; d. November 10 1873.
Whig Party
1831 – 1859
Hastings Bertrand Lees-Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1878; d. December 18 1941.
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Hastings Lees-Smith,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-hastings-lees-smith/index.html.
Liberal Party
February 10 1910 – November 25 1918
Northamptonshire
Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire
John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1782; d. October 1 1845.
Titles:
Held the courtesy title Viscount Althorp, 1783 – 1834. Succeeded as the 3rd Earl Spencer and to the associated subsidiary titles (Viscount Spencer, Baron Spencer of Althorp) in the Peerage of Great Britain, November 10 1834.1
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Althorp,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 26 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-althorp-1/index.html.
Whig Party
1806 – 1832
Nottingham
Member of Parliament for Nottingham
John Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1767; d. January 20 1842.
Tory Party
1806 – 1818
Thomas Denman
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1779; d. September 26 1854.
Whig Party
1820 – 1826
Thomas Denman
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1779; d. September 26 1854.
Whig Party
1830 – 1832
John William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1781; d. May 16 1847.
Whig Party
1832 – 1834
Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 27 1786; d. June 3 1869.
Whig Party
1834 – 1847
Feargus Edward O’Connor
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1796; d. August 30 1855.
Chartists
1847 – 1852
Ralph Bernal Osborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1808; January 4 1882.
Liberal Party
1866 – 1868
John Russell, Viscount Amberley
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1842; d. January 9 1876.
Liberal Party
1866 – 1868
Arnold Morley
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1849; d. January 16 1916.
Liberal Party
1880 – 1885