List of peerages created for lord chancellors and lord keepers

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This page lists all peerages held by the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, whether created or inherited before or after their Lord Chancellorship. Extant titles are in bold.

Peerages created for lord high chancellors of Great Britain[edit]

Title Created Lord Chancellor Current status Notes Ref

Reign of Queen Anne, 1707–1714[edit]

Baron Cowper 14 December 1706 The Rt. Hon. William Cowper, QC Extinct 18 July 1905 Created Before Lord Chancellorship
Became Earl Cowper in 1718 		LG
Baron Harcourt 3 September 1711 The Rt. Hon. Sir Simon Harcourt Extinct 17 June 1830 LG

Reign of King George I, 1714–1727[edit]

Baron Parker 10 March 1716 The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Parker, KC, SL Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship
Became Earl of Macclesfield in 1721 		LG
Viscount Harcourt 24 July 1721 The 1st Baron Harcourt, PC Extinct 17 June 1830 Upgraded to Earl Harcourt in 1749 LG
Baron King 29 May 1725 The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter King, SL Extinct 31 January 2018 Upgraded to Earl of Lovelace in 1838 [1]

Reign of King George II, 1727–1760[edit]

Baron Hardwicke 23 November 1733 The Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Yorke, MP Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship LG
Baron Talbot 5 December 1733 Charles Talbot, Esq, MP Extant Upgraded to Earl Talbot in 1733 and 1784 [a] LG
Earl of Hardwicke 2 April 1754 The 1st Baron Hardwicke, PC Extant During Lord Chancellorship [2]
Baron Henley 27 May 1760 The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Henley, KC Extinct 5 July 1786 [3]

Reign of King George III, 1760–1820[edit]

Earl of Northington 19 May 1764 The 1st Baron Henley, PC Extinct 5 July 1786 During Lord Chancellorship [4]
Baron Camden 17 July 1765 The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Pratt, KC Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship [5]
Baron Apsley 24 January 1771 Henry Bathurst, Esq, KC Extant Became 2nd Earl Bathurst in 1775 [6]
Baron Thurlow 3 June 1778 Edward Thurlow, Esq, KC, MP Extinct 12 September 1806 [7]
Baron Loughborough 17 June 1780 The Rt. Hon. Alexander Wedderburn, KC, MP Extinct 2 January 1805 Created Before Lord Chancellorship [8]
Earl Camden 13 May 1786 The 1st Baron Camden, PC Extant Upgraded to Marquess Camden in 1812 [9]
Baron Thurlow 11 June 1792 The 1st Baron Thrlow, PC Extant Created with a special remainder [10]
Baron Loughborough 31 October 1795 The 1st Baron Loughborough, PC Extant During Lord Chancellorship [11]
Created with a special remainder
Baron Eldon 18 July 1799 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Scott, KC Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship [12]
Earl of Rosslyn 21 April 1801 The 1st Baron Loughborough, PC Extant Retirement Honour [13]
Created with a special remainder
Baron Erskine 10 February 1806 The Rt. Hon. Thomas Erskine, KC, MP Extant [b] [14]
On 5 February 1811, George Prince of Wales became the Prince Regent

Reign of King George IV, 1820–1830[edit]

Earl of Eldon
Viscount Encombe 		7 July 1821 The 1st Baron Eldon, PC Extant During Lord Chancellorship [15]
Baron Lyndhurst 25 April 1827 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Copley, SL, MP Extinct 12 October 1863 Became Lord Chancellor [16]

Reign of King William IV, 1830–1837[edit]

Baron Brougham and Vaux 22 November 1830 The Rt. Hon. Henry Brougham, KC, MP Extinct 7 May 1868 Became Lord Chancellor [17]
Baron Cottenham 20 January 1836 The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Pepys, KC Extant Became Lord Chancellor [18]

Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837–1901[edit]

Baron Campbell 30 June 1841 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Campbell, QC Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship [c] [19]
Earl of Cottenham
Viscount Crowhurst 		11 June 1850 The 1st Baron Cottenham, PC Extant Retirement Honour [20]
Baron Truro 15 July 1850 The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, SL Extinct 8 March 1899 Became Lord Chancellor [21]
Baron Cranworth 20 December 1850 The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Rolfe, QC Extinct 26 July 1868 Created Before Lord Chancellorship [22]
Baron St Leonards 1 March 1852 The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Sugden, QC Extinct 1 June 1985 Became Lord Chancellor [23]
Baron Chelmsford 1 March 1858 The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederic Thesiger, QC, MP Extant Upgraded to Viscount Chelmsford in 1921 [24]
Baron Brougham and Vaux 22 March 1860 The 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC Extant Created with a special remainder [25]
Baron Westbury 27 June 1861 The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Bethell, QC, MP Extant Became Lord Chancellor [26]
Baron Cairns 27 February 1867 The Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh Cairns, QC, MP Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship [27]
Baron Hatherley 9 December 1868 The Rt. Hon. Sir William Wood, QC Extinct 10 July 1881 Became Lord Chancellor [28]
Baron Selborne 23 October 1872 The Rt. Hon. Sir Roundell Palmer, QC, MP Extant Became Lord Chancellor [29]
Earl Cairns
Viscount Garmoyle 		27 September 1878 The 1st Baron Cairns, PC Extant During Lord Chancellorship [30]
Earl of Selborne
Viscount Wolmer 		30 December 1882 The 1st Baron Selborne, PC Extant During Lord Chancellorship [31]
Baron Halsbury 26 June 1885 The Rt. Hon. Sir Hardinge Giffard, QC, MP Extinct 31 December 2010 Became Lord Chancellor [32]
Baron Herschell 8 February 1886 The Rt. Hon. Sir Farrer Herschell, QC Extinct 26 October 2008 Became Lord Chancellor [33]
Earl of Halsbury
Viscount Tiverton 		19 January 1898 The 1st Baron Halsbury, PC Extinct 31 December 2010 During Lord Chancellorship [34]

Reign of King Edward VII, 1901–1910[edit]

Baron Loreburn 8 January 1906 The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Reid, KC, MP Extinct 30 November 1923 Became Lord Chancellor [35]

Reign of King George V, 1910–1936[edit]

Viscount Haldane 27 March 1911 The Rt. Hon. Richard Haldane, KC, MP Extinct 19 August 1928 Created Before Lord Chancellorship [36]
Earl Loreburn 4 July 1911 The 1st Baron Loreburn, PC Extinct 30 November 1923 During Lord Chancellorship [37]
Baron Buckmaster 14 June 1915 The Rt. Hon. Sir Stanley Buckmaster, KC, MP Extant Became Lord Chancellor [38]
Baron Finlay 19 December 1916 The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Finlay, KC, MP Extinct 30 June 1945 Became Lord Chancellor [39]
Viscount Cave 14 November 1918 The Rt. Hon. Sir George Cave, KC Extinct 29 March 1928 Created Before Lord Chancellorship [40]
Baron Birkenhead 3 February 1919 The Rt. Hon. Sir F. E. Smith, Bt., KC, MP Extinct 16 February 1985 Became Lord Chancellor [41]
Viscount Finlay 27 March 1919 The 1st Baron Finlay, PC Extinct 30 June 1945 Retirement Honour [42]
Viscount Birkenhead 15 June 1921 The 1st Baron Birkenhead, PC Extinct 16 February 1985 During Lord Chancellorship [43]
Earl of Birkenhead
Viscount Furneaux 		28 November 1922 The 1st Viscount Birkenhead, PC Extinct 16 February 1985 Retirement Honour [44]
Baron Hailsham 5 April 1928 The Rt. Hon. Sir Douglas Hogg, KC, MP Extant Became Lord Chancellor [45]
Baron Sankey 21 June 1929 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Sankey, KC Extinct 6 February 1948 Became Lord Chancellor [46]
Viscount Hailsham 4 July 1929 The 1st Baron Hailsham, PC Extant Retirement Honour [47]
Viscount Sankey 30 January 1932 The 1st Baron Sankey, PC Extinct 6 February 1948 During Lord Chancellorship [48]
Viscount Buckmaster 24 February 1933 The 1st Baron Buckmaster, PC Extant [49]
Baron Maugham as a Law Lord 7 October 1935 The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederic Maugham, KC Extinct 23 March 1958 Created Before Lord Chancellorship [50]

Reign of King Edward VIII, 1936[edit]

no peerage creations for Lord Chancellors

Reign of King George VI, 1936–1952[edit]

Viscount Caldecote 6 September 1939 The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Inskip, KC, MP Extant Became Lord Chancellor [51]
Viscount Maugham 22 September 1939 The Baron Maugham, PC Extinct 1981 Retirement Honour [52]
Viscount Simon 20 May 1940 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Simon, KC, MP Extinct 15 August 2021 Became Lord Chancellor [53]
Baron Simonds as a Law Lord 18 April 1944 The Rt. Hon. Sir Gavin Simonds, KC Extinct 28 June 1971 Created Before Lord Chancellorship [54]
Baron Jowitt 2 August 1945 The Rt. Hon. Sir William Jowitt, KC, MP Extinct 16 August 1957 Became Lord Chancellor [55]
Viscount Jowitt 20 January 1947 The 1st Baron Jowitt, PC Extinct 16 August 1957 During Lord Chancellorship [56]
Earl Jowitt
Viscount Stevenage 		24 December 1951 The 1st Viscount Jowitt, PC Extinct 16 August 1957 Retirement Honour [57]

Reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952–2022[edit]

Baron Simonds 24 June 1952 The Baron Simonds, PC Extinct 28 June 1971 During Lord Chancellorship [58]
Viscount Simonds 18 October 1954 The 1st Baron Simonds, PC Extinct 28 June 1971 Retirement Honour [59]
Viscount Kilmuir 19 October 1954 The Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, QC, MP Extinct 27 January 1967 Became Lord Chancellor [60]
Baron Dilhorne 17 July 1962 The Rt. Hon. Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, Bt., QC, MP Extant Became Lord Chancellor [61]
Earl of Kilmuir
Baron Fyfe of Dornoch 		20 July 1962 The 1st Viscount Kilmuir, PC Extinct 27 January 1967 Retirement Honour [62]
Baron Gardiner as a Life Peer 15 January 1964 Gerald Gardiner, Esq, QC Extinct 7 January 1990 Created Before Lord Chancellorship [63]
Viscount Dilhorne 7 December 1964 The 1st Baron Dilhorne, PC Extant Retirement Honour [64]
Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone as a Life Peer 30 June 1970 The Rt. Hon. Quintin Hogg, QC, MP Extinct 12 October 2001 Became Lord Chancellor [65]
Baron Elwyn-Jones as a Life Peer 11 March 1974 The Rt. Hon. Sir Elwyn Jones, MP Extinct 4 December 1989 Became Lord Chancellor [66]
Baron Mackay of Clashfern as a Life Peer 6 July 1979 The Rt. Hon. James Mackay, QC Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship [67]
Baron Irvine of Lairg as a Life Peer 25 March 1987 Derry Irvine, Esq, QC Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship [68]
Baron Havers as a Life Peer 22 June 1987 The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Havers, QC Extinct 1 April 1992 Became Lord Chancellor [69]
Baron Falconer of Thoroton as a Life Peer 14 May 1997 Charlie Falconer, Esq, QC Extant Created Before Lord Chancellorship [70]
Baron Clarke of Nottingham as a Life Peer 4 September 2020 The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke, QC Extant

Reign of King Charles III, 2022–present[edit]

no peerage creations for Lord Chancellors

Lord chancellors without peerages[edit]

Lord Chancellor Notes Constituency Related peerage
Charles Yorke, KC Died before being created a Peer Reigate and Cambridge University He and his male line descendants are in line to the Earldom of Hardwicke.
Jack Straw Currently living as a commoner Blackburn
Chris Grayling Currently serving as an MP Epsom and Ewell
Michael Gove Currently serving as an MP Surrey Heath
Liz Truss Currently serving as an MP South West Norfolk
Sir David Lidington Currently living as a commoner Aylesbury
David Gauke Currently living as a commoner South West Hertfordshire
Sir Robert Buckland, KC Currently serving as an MP South Swindon
Dominic Raab Currently serving as an MP Esher and Walton
Sir Brandon Lewis Currently serving as an MP Great Yarmouth
Alex Chalk, KC Currently serving as an MP Cheltenham

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 6377". The London Gazette. 1 June 1725. p. 1.
  2. ^ "No. 9359". The London Gazette. 30 March 1754. p. 2.
  3. ^ "No. 9986". The London Gazette. 29 March 1760. p. 1.
  4. ^ "No. 10418". The London Gazette. 19 May 1764. p. 4.
  5. ^ "No. 10539". The London Gazette. 16 July 1765. p. 1.
  6. ^ "No. 11112". The London Gazette. 22 January 1771. p. 1.
  7. ^ "No. 11880". The London Gazette. 2 June 1778. p. 1.
  8. ^ "No. 12092". The London Gazette. 13 June 1780. p. 2.
  9. ^ "No. 12750". The London Gazette. 13 May 1786. p. 201.
  10. ^ "No. 13424". The London Gazette. 9 June 1792. p. 396.
  11. ^ "No. 13823". The London Gazette. 17 October 1795. p. 1074.
  12. ^ "No. 15160". The London Gazette. 16 July 1799. p. 717.
  13. ^ "No. 15355". The London Gazette. 14 April 1801. p. 406.
  14. ^ "No. 15887". The London Gazette. 4 February 1806. p. 160.
  15. ^ "No. 17722". The London Gazette. 7 July 1821. p. 1410.
  16. ^ "No. 18355". The London Gazette. 24 April 1827. p. 914.
  17. ^ "No. 18748". The London Gazette. 23 November 1830. p. 2450.
  18. ^ "No. 19348". The London Gazette. 19 January 1836. p. 100.
  19. ^ "No. 19991". The London Gazette. 22 June 1841. p. 1621.
  20. ^ "No. 21101". The London Gazette. 4 June 1850. p. 1568.
  21. ^ "No. 21117". The London Gazette. 16 July 1850. p. 1995.
  22. ^ "No. 21162". The London Gazette. 13 December 1850. p. 3388.
  23. ^ "No. 21297". The London Gazette. 2 March 1852. p. 670.
  24. ^ "No. 22106". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1207.
  25. ^ "No. 22367". The London Gazette. 16 March 1860. p. 1099.
  26. ^ "No. 22524". The London Gazette. 28 June 1861. p. 2689.
  27. ^ "No. 23222". The London Gazette. 22 February 1867. p. 951.
  28. ^ "No. 23449". The London Gazette. 11 December 1868. p. 6591.
  29. ^ "No. 23910". The London Gazette. 18 October 1872. p. 4937.
  30. ^ "No. 24627". The London Gazette. 24 September 1878. p. 5263.
  31. ^ "No. 25183". The London Gazette. 29 December 1882. p. 6649.
  32. ^ "No. 25485". The London Gazette. 30 June 1885. p. 3000.
  33. ^ "No. 25557". The London Gazette. 9 February 1886. p. 621.
  34. ^ "No. 26930". The London Gazette. 18 January 1898. p. 299.
  35. ^ "No. 27873". The London Gazette. 9 January 1906. p. 187.
  36. ^ "No. 28480". The London Gazette. 28 March 1911. p. 2522.
  37. ^ "No. 28514". The London Gazette. 18 July 1911. p. 5349.
  38. ^ "No. 29193". The London Gazette. 15 June 1915. p. 5749.
  39. ^ "No. 29870". The London Gazette. 19 December 1916. p. 12339.
  40. ^ "No. 31013". The London Gazette. 15 November 1918. p. 13492.
  41. ^ "No. 31162". The London Gazette. 4 February 1919. p. 1794.
  42. ^ "No. 31271". The London Gazette. 4 April 1919. p. 4414.
  43. ^ "No. 32360". The London Gazette. 17 June 1921. p. 4823.
  44. ^ "No. 32776". The London Gazette. 12 December 1922. p. 8793.
  45. ^ "No. 33374". The London Gazette. 10 April 1928. p. 2634.
  46. ^ "No. 33508". The London Gazette. 21 June 1929. p. 4118.
  47. ^ "No. 33515". The London Gazette. 9 July 1929. p. 4539.
  48. ^ "No. 33795". The London Gazette. 2 February 1932. p. 703.
  49. ^ "No. 33916". The London Gazette. 28 February 1933. p. 1355.
  50. ^ "No. 34208". The London Gazette. 15 October 1935. p. 6470.
  51. ^ "No. 34674". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 8 September 1939. p. 6126.
  52. ^ "No. 34694". The London Gazette. 26 September 1939. p. 6501.
  53. ^ "No. 34854". The London Gazette. 21 May 1940. p. 3028.
  54. ^ "No. 36481". The London Gazette. 21 April 1944. p. 1841.
  55. ^ "No. 37208". The London Gazette. 3 August 1945. p. 3981.
  56. ^ "No. 37860". The London Gazette. 21 January 1947. p. 411.
  57. ^ "No. 39433". The London Gazette. 1 January 1952. p. 136.
  58. ^ "No. 39584". The London Gazette. 27 June 1952. p. 3520.
  59. ^ "No. 40313". The London Gazette. 29 October 1954. p. 6124.
  60. ^ "No. 40304". The London Gazette. 19 October 1954. p. 5913.
  61. ^ "No. 42736". The London Gazette. 20 July 1962. p. 5807.
  62. ^ "No. 42740". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 July 1962. p. 5909.
  63. ^ "No. 43222". The London Gazette. 17 January 1964. p. 467.
  64. ^ "No. 43511". The London Gazette. 8 December 1964. p. 10447.
  65. ^ "No. 45141". The London Gazette. 2 July 1970. p. 7302.
  66. ^ "No. 46236". The London Gazette. 14 March 1974. p. 3303.
  67. ^ "No. 47900". The London Gazette. 10 July 1979. p. 8714.
  68. ^ "No. 50874". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 March 1987. p. 4265.
  69. ^ "No. 50975". The London Gazette. 24 June 1987. p. 8059.
  70. ^ "No. 54768". The London Gazette. 19 May 1997. p. 5853.

External links[edit]

  1. ^ The title merged with the Earldom of Shrewsbury in 1849.
  2. ^ The title merged with the Earldom of Buchan in 1960.
  3. ^ The title merged with the Barony of Stratheden in 1861.
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