List of hereditary peers in the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage

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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
Key
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 peers with life peerages
Hereditary peer Life title Affiliation Hereditary title inherited/created Life title created Left House Ref.
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[edit]

Life peers with disclaimed hereditary peerages
Life peer Disclaimed peerage[b] Affiliation Hereditary title inherited Hereditary title disclaimed Life title created Left House
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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Primary disclaimed title, subsidiary titles not listed here.

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "Lord Carrington". Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Earl of Snowdon". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Earl of Crawford and Balcarres". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. ^ https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/141013-0001.htm Lords Hansard for 13 October 2014
  5. ^ "Viscount Chandos". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Lord Redesdale". Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Marquess of Salisbury". Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Lord Berkeley". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Earl of Mar and Kellie". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Marquess of Lothian". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  12. ^ "Viscount Hailsham - UK Parliament". parliament.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.