List of Privy Counsellors (1714–1820)
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This is a List of Privy Counsellors of Great Britain
and the United Kingdom
appointed between the accession of King George I
in 1714 and the death of King George III
in 1820.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
appointed between the accession of King George I
George I of Great Britain
George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
in 1714 and the death of King George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
in 1820.
1714
- Sir James Lowther, BtSir James Lowther, 4th BaronetSir James Lowther, 4th Baronet, FRS was an English landowner, politician and industrialist. He obtained immense wealth from coal mines in northern England, which he extensively developed and modernised.-Early life:...
(1673–1755) - George Augustus, Prince of WalesGeorge II of Great BritainGeorge II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
(1683–1760) - Sir William Dawes, Bt (1671–1724)
- James StanhopeJames Stanhope, 1st Earl StanhopeJames Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope PC was a British statesman and soldier who effectively served as Chief Minister between 1717 and 1721. He is probably best remembered for his service during War of the Spanish Succession...
(1673–1721) - Robert WalpoleRobert WalpoleRobert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
(1676–1745) - Hugh BoscawenHugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount FalmouthHugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage.-Life:...
(1680–1734) - The Earl of StairJohn Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of StairField Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair KT PC was a Scottish soldier and diplomat.-Military career:Despite being born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dalrymple spent his early life mostly in the Netherlands and he studied at Leiden University...
(1673–1747) - Paul MethuenPaul Methuen (diplomat)Sir Paul Methuen PC, KB was an English diplomat and politician.He was the son of John Methuen and was educated privately then at a Jesuit school in Paris. He went to Lisbon in 1691, when his father was appointed minister there. He gained valuable experience and the esteem of King Pedro...
(1672–1757) - The Earl of DorsetLionel Sackville, 1st Duke of DorsetLionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, PC was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the son of the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex and the former Lady Mary Compton, younger daughter of the 3rd Earl of Northampton...
(1688–1765) - The Earl of Uxbridge (1663–1743)
- The Lord CarletonHenry Boyle, 1st Baron CarletonHenry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton, PC , was an Anglo-Irish politician of the early eighteenth century.-Biography:...
(d. 1725)
1715
- Sir Peter KingPeter King, 1st Baron KingPeter King, 1st Baron King PC, FRS was an English lawyer and politician, who became lord chancellor of England.-Life:He was born in Exeter in 1669....
(1670–1734) - The Duke of GraftonCharles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of GraftonCharles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton KG PC was an Irish and English politician.He was born the only child of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington...
(1683–1757) - The Earl of GalwayHenri de Massue, 1st Earl of GalwayHenri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, afterward Earl of Galway PC was a French Huguenot soldier and diplomat who was influential in the English service in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession.-Biography:...
(1648–1720) - The Earl of DerbyJames Stanley, 10th Earl of DerbyJames Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby PC , styled The Honourable until 1702, was a British peer and politician.Derby was the second son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and Dorothea Helena Kirkhoven...
(1664–1736) - The Earl of LincolnHenry Clinton, 7th Earl of LincolnHenry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln, KG, PC was the son of Francis Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln and his second wife Susan Penniston, daughter of Anthony Penniston...
(1684–1728)
1716
- William WakeWilliam WakeWilliam Wake was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.-Life:...
(1657–1737) - The Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville KT PC , known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.-Political career:...
(1674–1722) - Sir Richard Temple, BtRichard Temple, 1st Viscount CobhamField Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.-Early life:Temple was the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd...
(1675–1749) - Hon. Spencer ComptonSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of WilmingtonSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord...
(1674–1743) - William PulteneyWilliam Pulteney, 1st Earl of BathWilliam Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, PC was an English politician, a Whig, created the first Earl of Bath in 1742 by King George II; he is sometimes stated to have been Prime Minister, for the shortest term ever , though most modern sources reckon that he cannot be considered to have held the...
(1684–1764) (expelled 1731; re-admitted 1742) - John AislabieJohn AislabieJohn Aislabie or Aslabie was a British politician, notable for his involvement in the South Sea Bubble and for creating the water garden at Studley Royal.-Background and education:...
(1670–1742)
1717
- John SmithJohn Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer)John Smith was an English politician, twice serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer.Smith's father was also called John Smith and he had a sister called Anne, who became Lady Dashwood. He was educated St John's College, Oxford, was at the Middle Temple and was first elected a Member of Parliament...
(1655–1723) - The Lord TorringtonThomas Newport, 1st Baron TorringtonThomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington PC , styled The Honourable from 1675 until 1716, was an English peer, barrister and Whig politician.-Background:...
(1650–1719) - The Lord CadoganWilliam Cadogan, 1st Earl CadoganWilliam Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan KT PC was a noted military officer in the army of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession...
(1670–1726) - The Duke of Newcastle (1693–1768)
- The Earl of WestmorlandThomas Fane, 6th Earl of WestmorlandThomas Fane, 6th Earl of Westmorland was a British peer and member of the House of Lords.He was a Privy Counsellor, First Lord of Trade, Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire, Justice in Eyre and Gentleman of the Bedchamber. His titles included Earl of Westmorland, Baron le Despencer, andBaron...
(1680–1736) - The Earl of BerkeleyJames Berkeley, 3rd Earl of BerkeleyVice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley KG, PC was the son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley and the Hon. Elizabeth Noel. He was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Dursley prior to succeeding as Earl of Berkeley in 1710...
(1680–1736) - Joseph AddisonJoseph AddisonJoseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison...
(1672–1719) - Sir Joseph JekyllJoseph JekyllSir Joseph Jekyll KS was a British barrister, politician and judge. Born to John Jekyll, he initially attended a seminary before joining the Middle Temple in 1680. Thanks to his association with Lord Somers Jekyll advanced rapidly, becoming Chief Justice of Chester in 1697 and a King's Serjeant in...
(1662–1738) - The Earl of HalifaxGeorge Montagu, 1st Earl of HalifaxGeorge Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax PC was a British politician.Halifax was the son of Edward Montagu, grandson of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, and Elizabeth Pelham.Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, was his uncle....
(1685–1739)
1718
- The Earl of HoldernessRobert Darcy, 3rd Earl of HoldernessRobert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness, PC was a British peer and politician.Darcy was the second son of John Darcy, Lord Conyers, himself the eldest son of Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness. He was styled Lord Conyers when his father died in 1688 and later inherited his grandfather's earldom...
(1681–1722) - James Craggs the YoungerJames Craggs the YoungerJames Craggs the Younger , son of James Craggs the Elder, was born at Westminster. Part of his early life was spent abroad, where he made the acquaintance of George Louis, Elector of Hanover, afterwards King George I...
(1686–1721) - Richard Hampden (1674-1728)
- Sir Nicholas LechmereNicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron LechmereNicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere was an English lawyer and politician who served as Attorney-General and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster....
(1675–1727) - Sir John PrattJohn Pratt (judge)Sir John Pratt was an English judge and politician.Pratt was Lord Chief Justice of England from May 15, 1718 until March 2, 1725. He was appointed as an interim Chancellor of the Exchequer on February 2, 1721, until April 3, 1721....
(1657–1725)
1721
- The Earl of SutherlandJohn Gordon, 16th Earl of SutherlandJohn Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland PC was a Scottish nobleman and army officer.He was the only son of George Gordon, the 15th earl of Sutherland , and his wife, Jean....
(1661–1733) - Sir George Byng, BtGeorge Byng, 1st Viscount TorringtonAdmiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, KB PC was a British naval officer and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His career included service as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George II.-Naval career:Byng was born at Wrotham, Kent, England...
(1663–1733) - The Lord CarteretJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl GranvilleJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, KG, PC , commonly known by his earlier title as Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763.-Family:...
(1690–1763) - The Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 1st Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, MP, PC was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges, 3rd Baronet of Wilton Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 8th Baron Chandos; and Elizabeth Barnard...
(1674–1744) - The Earl of PortmoreDavid Colyear, 1st Earl of PortmoreGeneral David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore KT PC was a Scottish general and Governor of Gibraltar-Military career:...
(1656–1730) - The Lord CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 4th Baron CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis PC was a British politician. He was the son of Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis and Elizabeth Fox . On 29 April 1693 he succeeded his father as Baron Cornwallis. He married Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, on 6...
(1675–1722)
1723
- The Earl of GodolphinFrancis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of GodolphinFrancis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, PC was a British politician, styled Viscount Rialton between 1706 and 1712.-Biography:...
(1678–1766) - Edmund GibsonEdmund GibsonEdmund Gibson was a British divine and jurist.-Early life and career:He was born in Bampton, Westmorland. In 1686 he was entered a scholar at Queen's College, Oxford...
(1669–1748) - The Earl of FindlaterJames Ogilvy, 4th Earl of FindlaterJames Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield KT PC was a Scottish politician.Findlater was the son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater, and Lady Anne Montgomerie. He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1685, and was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for...
(1663–1730)
1724
- The Duke of Ancaster and KestevenPeregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and KestevenPeregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 2nd Marquess of Lindsey, 5th Earl of Lindsey, 18th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC , also styled Hon...
(1686–1742) - Lancelot BlackburneLancelot BlackburneLancelot Blackburne , was an English clergyman, who became Archbishop of York, and – in popular belief – a pirate....
(1658–1743)
1725
- Sir Robert RaymondRobert Raymond, 1st Baron RaymondRobert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond PC was a British judge.Robert Raymond was the son of the judge Thomas Raymond. He was educated at Eton and Christ's College, Cambridge. Said to have been admitted to Gray's Inn aged nine, he became a barrister in 1697 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1710...
(1673–1733) - The Duke of Bolton (1685–1754)
- Lord FinchDaniel Finch, 8th Earl of WinchilseaDaniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham, KG, PC was a British politician. Styled Lord Finch until 1730, he was the eldest son of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and his second wife Anne Hatton, daughter of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton...
(1689–1769) - Sir Robert EyreRobert EyreSir Robert Eyre was an English lawyer, who served as Solicitor-General and then as a judge, ultimately as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.-Family:...
(1666–1735) - Hon. Henry PelhamHenry PelhamHenry Pelham was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death in 1754...
(1695–1754)
1726
- The Lord TrevorThomas Trevor, 1st Baron TrevorThomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor PC was knighted in 1692 as Solicitor General and in 1695 became Attorney-General....
(1658–1730) - The Duke of QueensberryCharles Douglas, 3rd Duke of QueensberryCharles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover, PC was a Scottish nobleman.The son of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover, and Mary Boyle, daughter of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan, was a Privy Counsellor and Vice Admiral of Scotland.He took up the cause...
(1698–1778) - The Earl of Marchmont (1675–1740)
- The Viscount LonsdaleHenry Lowther, 3rd Viscount LonsdaleHenry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale PC FRS was an English courtier and landowner.He succeeded to the Viscountcy in 1713, upon the death of his elder brother, Richard Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lonsdale...
(1694–1751)
1727
- The Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 2nd Earl of ScarbroughRichard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough, KG, PC was a British, Whig politician, known as Lord Lumley from 1710-21....
(1688–1739) - The Earl of Grantham (1672–1754)
- The Earl of SussexTalbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of SussexTalbot Yelverton, 1st Earl of Sussex PC KB FRS was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Talbot Yelverton until 1704, and known as Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville from 1704 to 1717, when he was created Earl of Sussex.Sussex was one of the founder Knights...
(1690–1731)
1728
- The Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773)
- Arthur OnslowArthur OnslowArthur Onslow was an English politician. He set a record for length of service when repeatedly elected to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons, where he was known for his integrity.-Early life and education:...
(1691–1768) - Frederick Louis, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria...
(1707–1751)
1730
- John Hervey (1696–1743)
- The Lord BingleyRobert Benson, 1st Baron BingleyRobert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley, PC was an English politician of the 18th century.-Life:Robert Benson was born in Wakefield. He went to school in London before studying at Christ's College, Cambridge...
(1676–1731) - Hon. Sir Conyers DarcyConyers DarcySir Conyers Darcy or Darcey, KB was a British politician and courtier of the 18th century. He was a younger brother of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness....
(1685–1758) - Sir William Strickland, BtSir William Strickland, 4th BaronetSir William Strickland was an English Member of Parliament and Government Minister in Sir Robert Walpole's administration....
(1686–1735) - The Lord Walpole (1678–1757)
1731
- The Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 3rd Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Hon. Rachel Russell....
(1698–1755) - The Lord De La WarrJohn West, 1st Earl De La WarrLieutenant-General John West, 1st Earl De La Warr KB, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable John West until 1723 and known as The Lord De La Warr between 1723 and 1761, was a British soldier, courtier and politician....
(1693–1766) - The Earl of LeicesterJohn Sidney, 6th Earl of LeicesterJohn Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, PC was a Privy Councillor during the Georgian era.He was born and died at his family home of Penshurst Place in Kent and is buried at Penshurst. He was one of the five sons of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester...
(1680–1737)
1733
- Sir Charles WagerCharles WagerSir Charles Wager was a British Admiral and First Lord of the Admiralty between 1733 and 1742.Despite heroic active service and steadfast administration and diplomatic service, Wager's reputation has suffered from a profoundly mistaken idea that the navy was then at a low ebb...
(1666–1743) - The Earl of Selkirk (1663–1739)
- The Lord HardwickePhilip Yorke, 1st Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762....
(1690–1764) - Charles Talbot (1685–1737)
1735
- The Duke of RichmondCharles Lennox, 2nd Duke of RichmondThe 2nd Duke of Richmond has been described as early cricket's greatest patron. Although he had played cricket as a boy, his real involvement began after he succeeded to the dukedom...
(1701–1750) - The Earl of PembrokeHenry Herbert, 9th Earl of PembrokeLt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, 6th Earl of Montgomery PC FRS was the heir and eldest son of Thomas Herbert and his first wife Margaret...
(1693–1749) - The Earl of EssexWilliam Capell, 3rd Earl of EssexWilliam Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, KG, PC was the son of the 2nd Earl of Essex.Capell was one of the founding governors of the charity, the Foundling Hospital, created in October 1739 to care for abandoned children....
(1697–1743) - The Earl WaldegraveJames Waldegrave, 1st Earl WaldegraveJames Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave KG PC was a British ambassador.Waldegrave was the son of the 1st Baron Waldegrave and Henrietta FitzJames, the illegitimate daughter of James II and Arabella Churchill....
(1684–1741) - Stephen Poyntz (1665–1750)
- The Earl FitzWalterBenjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl FitzWalterBenjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl FitzWalter PC , styled The Honourable Benjamin Mildmay until 1728 and known as The Lord FitzWalter between 1728 and 1730, was a British politician...
(1672–1756) - Sir William Yonge, Bt (1693–1755)
1736
- The Duke of MontaguJohn Montagu, 2nd Duke of MontaguJohn Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG, KB, PC , styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer...
(1690–1749) - Sir Thomas ReeveThomas ReeveSir Thomas Reeve KC SL PC was a British justice. He was the son of Richard Reeve, and was matriculated to Trinity College, Oxford in 1688 at the age of 15, joining Inner Temple in 1690. In 1698 he was called to the Bar, migrating to Middle Temple in 1713. He was called to the Inn bench in 1720,...
(1673-1737) - The Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley KB, PC , styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Life:...
(1703–1770)
1737
- John Potter (1674–1747)
- Sir John WillesJohn Willes (judge)Sir John Willes was an English lawyer and judge who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas since the 15th century. He was also a Member of Parliament....
(1685–1761) - The Lord MonsonJohn Monson, 1st Baron MonsonJohn Monson, 1st Baron Monson PC , known as Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet, from 1727 to 1728, was a British politician....
(1693–1748) - Sir William Lee (1688–1754)
1738
- The Earl of AbercornJames Hamilton, 7th Earl of AbercornJames Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn FRS PC was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the son of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn and Elizabeth Reading. He was styled Lord Paisley from 1701 until his accession in 1734...
(1685–1744) - John Verney (1699–1741)
1740
- Lord Sidney BeauclerkLord Sidney BeauclerkLord Sidney Beauclerk PC was a British politician and infamous fortune-hunter, and was the grandson of King Charles II....
(1703–1744) - The Lord CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 1st Earl CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis PC , styled The Honourable Charles Cornwallis until 1722 and known as The Lord Cornwallis between 1722 and 1753, was a British peer.-Background:...
(1700–1762)
1741
- Thomas Winnington (1696–1746)
- William FortescueWilliam FortescueSir William Fortescue, KC, PC was a British judge. He was the son of Henry Fortescue and his wife Agnes, and a descendant of the noted lawyer John Fortescue. Fortescue was educated at Barnstaple Grammar School and matriculated to Trinity College, Oxford in 1705...
(1687–1749)
1742
- The Marquess of TweeddaleJohn Hay, 4th Marquess of TweeddaleJohn Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale PC was a Scottish nobleman.Tweeddale was an able and accomplished statesman, and possessed considerable knowledge of law. He was appointed an Extraordinary Lord of Session in 1721, the last person to hold this office. He was one of the Scottish representative...
(1695–1762) - Samuel SandysSamuel Sandys, 1st Baron SandysSamuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, PC was a British politician in the 18th century. He held numerous posts within the government of the United Kingdom, namely Chancellor of the Exchequer, Leader of the House of Commons, Cofferer of the Household and First Lord of Trade...
(1695–1770) - The Duke of Ancaster and KestevenPeregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and KestevenGeneral Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 3rd Marquess of Lindsey, 6th Earl of Lindsey, 19th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven....
(1714–1778) - The Earl of BathWilliam Pulteney, 1st Earl of BathWilliam Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, PC was an English politician, a Whig, created the first Earl of Bath in 1742 by King George II; he is sometimes stated to have been Prime Minister, for the shortest term ever , though most modern sources reckon that he cannot be considered to have held the...
(1684–1764) - Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765)
- George WadeGeorge WadeField Marshal George Wade served as a British military commander and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.-Early career:Wade, born in Kilavally, Westmeath in Ireland, was commissioned into the Earl of Bath's Regiment in 1690 and served in Flanders in 1692, during the Nine Years War, earning a...
(1673–1748) - Thomas Clutterbuck (1697–1742)
- The Lord GowerJohn Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl GowerJohn Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower PC , known as The Baron Gower from 1709 to 1754, was a British Tory politician, one of the first Tories to enter government in the 18th century.- Background :...
(1694–1754) - The Lord BathurstAllen Bathurst, 1st Earl BathurstAllen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst PC , known as the Lord Bathurst from 1712 to 1772, was a British politician....
(1684–1775) - Hon. William Finch (1691–1766)
1744
- The Lord EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, PC was an English politician.He was the son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe and Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich...
(1680–1758) - Sir John Rushout, BtSir John Rushout, 4th BaronetSir John Rushout, 4th Baronet was a British politician and long-serving Member of Parliament, eventually serving as Father of the House....
(1685–1775) - The Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 4th Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, FRS was an 18th century British statesman. He was the fourth son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham, Surrey...
(1710–1771)
1745
- The Lord HobartJohn Hobart, 1st Earl of BuckinghamshireJohn Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire, KB, PC was a British peer.Hobart was the son of Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet and he inherited his father's title when the latter was killed in a duel in 1698...
(1693–1756) - George DodingtonGeorge Dodington, 1st Baron MelcombeGeorge Bubb Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe PC was an English politician and nobleman.Christened simply George Bubb, he acquired the surname Dodington around the time his uncle George Dodington died in 1720 and left him his estate...
(1691–1762)
1746
- William Pitt the ElderWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
(1708–1778) - Henry FoxHenry Fox, 1st Baron HollandHenry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP, PC was a leading British politician of the 18th century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction...
(1705–1774)
1749
- The Earl of Halifax (1716–1771)
- Thomas SherlockThomas SherlockThomas Sherlock was a British divine who served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years. He is also noted in church history as an important contributor to Christian apologetics.-Life:...
(1678–1761) - The Earl of SandwichJohn Montagu, 4th Earl of SandwichJohn Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather, Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich, as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten...
(1718–1792) - Sir John LigonierJohn Ligonier, 1st Earl LigonierField Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, KB, PC was a French-born British soldier.He was born to a Huguenot family of Castres in the south of France, and who emigrated to England at the close of the 17th century...
(1680–1770) - The Duke of MarlboroughCharles Spencer, 3rd Duke of MarlboroughCharles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough KG, PC , known as The Earl of Sunderland between 1729 and 1733, was a British soldier and politician. He briefly served as Lord Privy Seal in 1755...
(1706–1758) - Hon. Henry Bilson LeggeHenry Bilson LeggeHenry Bilson-Legge PC was an English statesman. He notably served three times as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1750s and 1760s.-Background and education:...
(1708–1764)
1750
- Sir John StrangeJohn Strange (English politician)Sir John Strange KC PC was a British politician and judge. He was born to another John Strange and his second wife, Mary Plaistowe. He became a student at the Middle Temple on 11 July 1712 before starting a pupillage at the chambers of Charles Salkeld, who trained Lord Hardwicke. He was called to...
(1696–1754) - The Earl of HyndfordJohn Carmichael, 3rd Earl of HyndfordJohn Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford PC, KT , styled Viscount of Inglisberry between 1710 and 1737, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat....
(1701–1767) - The Lord AnsonGeorge Anson, 1st Baron AnsonAdmiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson PC, FRS, RN was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War...
(1697–1762) - Thomas RobinsonThomas Robinson, 1st Baron GranthamThomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, KB, PC was a British diplomatist and politician. He was a younger son of Sir William Robinson, Bt...
(1695–1770)
1751
- The Earl HarcourtSimon Harcourt, 1st Earl HarcourtSimon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, PC, FRS, Viceroy of Ireland , known as 2nd Viscount Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, between 1727 and 1749, was a British diplomat and general....
(1714–1777) - The Earl of Holdernesse (1718–1778)
- Marquess of HartingtonWilliam Cavendish, 4th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC , styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain...
(1720–1764) - The Earl of AlbemarleWillem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of AlbemarleLieutenant-General Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle KG, KCB, PC, ADC was a British diplomat and an American colonist....
(1702–1754)
1752
- The Lord Berkeley of StrattonJohn Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of StrattonJohn Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton PC , styled The Honourable John Berkeley until 1741, was a British politician.-Background and education:...
(1697–1773) - Sir George LeeGeorge Lee (English politician)Sir George Lee, PC was a politician in the Parliament of Great Britain.He was Member of Parliament for Brackley 1733–1742, for Devizes 1742–1747, for Liskeard 1747–1754, and for Launceston 1754–1758.From 1742 to 1744, Lee was a Lord of the Admiralty, and he was knighted...
(1700–1758) - The Earl WaldegraveJames Waldegrave, 2nd Earl WaldegraveJames Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave KG PC FRS was a British statesman.The eldest son of the 1st Earl Waldegrave, Waldegrave was educated at Westminster and Eton and he inherited his father's titles in 1741...
(1715–1763)
1754
- The Earl of HillsboroughWills Hill, 1st Marquess of DownshireWills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire PC , known as the Viscount Hillsborough from 1742 to 1751 and as the Earl of Hillsborough from 1751 to 1789, was a British politician of the Georgian era...
(1718–1793) - George GrenvilleGeorge GrenvilleGeorge Grenville was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham...
(1712–1770) - Sir Dudley RyderDudley Ryder (judge)Sir Dudley Ryder was a British politician, judge and diarist.-Career:The son of a draper, Ryder studied at a dissenting academy in Hackney and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and Leiden University in The Netherlands. He went to the Middle Temple in 1713 and was called to the Bar in 1719...
(1691–1756) - Sir Thomas Clarke (1703–1764)
- Sir George Lyttelton, BtGeorge Lyttelton, 1st Baron LytteltonGeorge Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC , known as Sir George Lyttelton, Bt between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.-Background and education:...
(1709–1773)
1755
- The Duke of BoltonHarry Powlett, 4th Duke of BoltonHarry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton PC , known until 1754 as Lord Harry Powlett, was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the second son of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Frances Ramsden...
(1691–1759) - The Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 2nd Earl of EgmontJohn Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont PC, FRS was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist...
(1711–1770) - The Earl of Rochford (1717–1781)
- The Viscount BarringtonWilliam Barrington, 2nd Viscount BarringtonWilliam Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington PC was a British politician best known for his two periods as Secretary at War during Britain's involvement in the Seven Years War and American War of Independence....
(1717–1793) - The Earl GowerGranville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of StaffordGranville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford PC , known as Viscount Trentham from 1746 to 1754 and as The Earl Gower from 1754 to 1786, was a British politician.-Background:...
(1723–1806)
1756
- The Earl of BuckinghamshireJohn Hobart, 2nd Earl of BuckinghamshireJohn Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire was an English nobleman and politician.The son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his first marriage, he was educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He was Member of Parliament for Norwich from 1747–56, having also been...
(1723–1793) - The Lord RaymondRobert Raymond, 1st Baron RaymondRobert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond PC was a British judge.Robert Raymond was the son of the judge Thomas Raymond. He was educated at Eton and Christ's College, Cambridge. Said to have been admitted to Gray's Inn aged nine, he became a barrister in 1697 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1710...
(1717–1756) - The Earl TempleRichard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl TempleRichard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC was a British politician. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt who he served with in government during Britain's participation in the Seven Years War between 1756 and 1761...
(1711–1779) - The Viscount BatemanJohn Bateman, 2nd Viscount BatemanJohn Bateman, 2nd Viscount Bateman was a British politician.In December 1744 he succeeded as second Viscount Bateman....
(1721–1802) - The Lord MansfieldWilliam Murray, 1st Earl of MansfieldWilliam Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, SL, PC was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place at Westminster School...
(1705–1793) - Hon. Richard EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe PC was a British nobleman and politician.The eldest surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda Furnese, he was educated at Eton from 1725 to 1732...
(1716–1761) - The Viscount Falmouth (1707–1782)
1757
- The Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 4th Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds KG, PC, DL, FRS , styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1729 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1731, was a British peer, politician and judge.-Background:...
(1713–1789) - Hon. Charles TownshendCharles TownshendCharles Townshend was a British politician. He was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, the second son of Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, and Audrey , daughter and heiress of Edward Harrison of Ball's Park, near Hertford, a lady who rivalled her son in...
(1725–1767) - John Gilbert (1693–1761)
- Sir Robert HenleyRobert Henley, 1st Earl of NorthingtonRobert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington PC , was the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party in the parliament and was known for his wit and writing.-Family:...
(1708–1772) - The Earl of ThomondPercy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of ThomondPercy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond was a British Member of Parliament, Irish peer and the younger son of Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham and brother to Sir Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont....
(1723–1774)
1758
- Lord George Sackville (1716–1785) (expelled 1760; readmitted 1765)
- The Earl of KinnoullThomas Hay, 9th Earl of KinnoullThomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull PC was a Scottish peer and British politician.Hay was elected for Scarborough in 1736, but his election was overturned on petition. He sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 1741 until 1758...
(1710–1787) - Thomas SeckerThomas SeckerThomas Secker , Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at Sibthorpe, Nottinghamshire.-Early life and studies:In 1699, Secker went to Richard Brown's free school in Chesterfield, staying with his half-sister and her husband, Elizabeth and Richard Milnes...
(1693–1768) - The Marquess of Winchester (1718–1765)
1759
- Hon. Edward BoscawenEdward BoscawenAdmiral Edward Boscawen, PC was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for the borough of Truro, Cornwall. He is known principally for his various naval commands throughout the 18th Century and the engagements that he won, including the Siege of Louisburg in 1758 and Battle of Lagos...
(1711–1761) - Robert NugentRobert Nugent, 1st Earl NugentRobert Craggs-Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent PC was an Irish politician and poet.-Background:The son of Michael Nugent and Mary, daughter of Robert Barnewall, 9th Baron Trimlestown, he was born at Carlanstown, County Westmeath...
(1702–1788)
1760
- The Earl of Denbigh (1719–1800)
- Welbore EllisWelbore Ellis, 1st Baron MendipWelbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip PC FRS was a British statesman. He held a number of political offices, including briefly serving as Secretary for the Colonies in 1782 during the American War of Independence.-Background:...
(1713–1802) - The Marquess of GranbyJohn Manners, Marquess of GranbyGeneral John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC, , British soldier, was the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father, he was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby...
(1721–1770)
1760
- Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739–1767)
- The Earl of ButeJohn Stuart, 3rd Earl of ButeJohn Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute KG, PC , styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was a Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain under George III, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics...
(1713–1792) - The Earl of HuntingdonFrancis Hastings, 10th Earl of HuntingdonFrancis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon PC was a British peer and politician.He was the son of the 9th Earl of Huntingdon and his wife, Selina. Hastings succeeded as Earl of Huntingdon and Baron Botreaux on his father's demise in 1746...
(1728–1789) - Hon. George TownshendGeorge Townshend, 1st Marquess TownshendField Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC , known as The Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British soldier who reached the rank of field marshal.-Early life:...
(1724–1807) - Viscount RoystonPhilip Yorke, 2nd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke FRS , and eldest son of the 1st earl, was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.In 1741 he became a fellow of the Royal Society...
(1720–1796)
1761
- The Earl of AlbemarleGeorge Keppel, 3rd Earl of AlbemarleGeneral George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle KG PC , styled Viscount Bury until 1754, was a British soldier nobleman best known for his capture of Havana in 1762 during the Seven Years' War.-Early life:...
(1724–1772) - The Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury , 4th Earl of Shaftesbury.The 4th Earl served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset from 1734 until his death.-Family Legacy:...
(1711–1771) - Sir Francis Dashwood, BtFrancis Dashwood, 15th Baron le DespencerFrancis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer was an English rake and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer and founder of the Hellfire Club.-Early life:...
(1708–1781) - The Earl TalbotWilliam Talbot, 1st Earl TalbotWilliam Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot PC , known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was a British politician....
(1710–1782) - James GrenvilleJames GrenvilleJames Grenville was a British politician.He was born at Wotton in 1715 into the influential Grenville political family and was one of five brothers who went into politics...
(1715–1783) - The Earl of PowisHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of PowisHenry Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis PC , known as Henry Herbert until 1743 and as The Lord Herbert of Chirbury between 1743 and 1748, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1703–1772) - The Earl of EgremontCharles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of EgremontCharles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC and Catherine née Seymour, succeeded his uncle, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as 2nd Earl of Egremont in 1750...
(1710–1763) - Hon. James Stuart-MackenzieJames Stuart-MackenzieJames Stuart-Mackenzie was a Scottish politician.Born James Stuart, he was a younger son of James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute, and his wife Lady Anne, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll. Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, was his elder brother...
(1719–1800) - Robert DrummondRobert Hay DrummondRobert Hay , known later as Robert Hay-Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpeffray, was Archbishop of York from 1761 to 1776.-Origins and birth:...
(1711–1776) - Thomas HayterThomas HayterThomas Hayter was an English divine, who served as a Church of England bishop for 13 years.He was born in Chagdord, Devon , officially the son of George Hayter. It has often been claimed that Lancelot Blackburne was his father, but there is no conclusive evidence either way...
(1702–1762)
1762
- The Duke of ArgyllJohn Campbell, 4th Duke of ArgyllGeneral John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll KT PC was a Scottish Whig politician in the 17th and 18th centuries.He was born to John Campbell, the third son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, and Elizabeth Elphinstone, daughter of John Elphinstone, 8th Lord Elphinstone...
(1693–1770) - Lord George Cavendish (1727–1794)
- Sir Charles PrattCharles Pratt, 1st Earl CamdenCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden was an English lawyer, judge and Whig politician who was first to hold the title of Earl of Camden...
(1713–1794) - Richard OsbaldestonRichard OsbaldestonRichard Osbaldeston was a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of London from 1762 to 1764.-Life:He was born at Hunmanby in Yorkshire, a younger son of Sir Richard Osbaldeston, a prominent landowner and Member of Parliament, head of he Yorkshire branch of an old Lancashire family. His mother...
(1690–1764) - The Earl of LichfieldGeorge Lee, 3rd Earl of LichfieldGeorge Henry Lee II, 3rd Earl of Lichfield PC was a British politician and peer. He was made a Privy Councillor and Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1762, holding both honors until death...
(1718–1772) - Sir John Cust, BtSir John Cust, 3rd BaronetSir John Cust, 3rd Baronet PC was a British politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770....
(1718–1770) - Gilbert ElliotSir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd BaronetThe Rt. Hon. Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto was born at Minto, Roxburghshire, and was a Scottish statesman, philosopher and poet.-Early life and education:...
(1722-1777) - The Lord Tyrawley (1690–1773)
- The Duke of MarlboroughGeorge Spencer, 4th Duke of MarlboroughGeorge Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG, PC, FRS , styled Marquess of Blandford until 1758, was a British courtier and politician...
(1739–1817) - The Earl of Marchmont (1708–1794)
- The Earl of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC was an Engish peer, landowner and art patron.He was born Hugh Smithson, the son of Langdale Smithson and grandson of Sir Hugh Smithson, 3rd Baronet from whom he inherited the baronetcy in 1733...
(1715–1786) - Hans StanleyHans StanleyHans Stanley was a British diplomat and statesman.-Peace negotiator:In 1761 Stanley was Chargé d'affaires at the Embassy to France...
(1720–1780) - Lord Strange (1717–1771)
1763
- Humphrey Morrice (1723–1785)
- Sir John Philipps, BtSir John Philipps, 6th BaronetSir John Philipps, 6th Baronet PC was a Welsh Jacobite politician.Sir John was the son of Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, and went on to Lincoln's Inn. In 1725, he married Elizabeth Shepherd. In 1736 he was mayor of Haverfordwest, and in 1741 he became MP...
(1700–1764) - The Earl of ShelburneWilliam Petty, 2nd Earl of ShelburneWilliam Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC , known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the first Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782–1783 during the final...
(1737–1805) - Lord Charles SpencerLord Charles SpencerLord Charles Spencer PC was a British politician and courtier.-Background:Spencer was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, and the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor...
(1740–1820) - James OswaldJames Oswald (younger)James Oswald was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1741 to 1768.Oswald was the son of James Oswald a politician of Kirkcaldy. He was admitted at Lincolns Inn in 1733...
(1715–1769) - The Earl of IlchesterStephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of IlchesterStephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of Ilchester PC was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Ilchester was the son of Sir Stephen Fox and his second wife Christiana Hope. Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, was his younger brother and Charles James Fox his nephew...
(1704–1776) - The Earl of HertfordFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of HertfordFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford KG, PC, PC was a British courtier and politician.He was born in Chelsea, London the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Lord Conway and Charlotte Shorter and died in Surrey, England...
(1718–1794) - The Viscount StormontDavid Murray, 2nd Earl of MansfieldDavid Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield KT, PC , known from 1748 to 1793 as The Viscount Stormont, was a British politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines of the Murray family, inheriting two titles and two fortunes.-Life:Mansfield was the son of David Murray, 6th Viscount of...
(1727–1796) - The Lord HydeThomas Villiers, 1st Earl of ClarendonThomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Family:Clarendon was the second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey and his wife Judith Herne, daughter of Frederick Herne....
(1709–1786)
1764
- Richard TerrickRichard TerrickRichard Terrick was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1764 to 1777.Terrick graduated with a BA from Clare College, Cambridge in 1729 and an MA in 1733. He was preacher at the Rolls Chapel from 1736 to 1757, and vicar of Twickenham from 1749...
(1710–1777) - Sir Thomas SewellThomas SewellSir Thomas Sewell was an English judge and Member of Parliament, and Master of the Rolls from 1764 to 1784.Sewell was a member of Middle Temple, called to the bar in 1734, and practised in the Chancery courts. He became a bencher of his inn and King's Counsel in 1754, and Treasurer of the Inn in...
(1710–1784) - Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghPrince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghPrince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of George II and a younger brother of George III.-Early life:...
(1743–1805)
1765
- The Viscount WeymouthThomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of BathThomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath KG was a British politician who held office under George III serving as Southern Secretary, Northern Secretary and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Between 1751 and 1780 he was known as Lord Weymouth...
(1734–1796) - Lord Frederick Campbell (1729–1816)
- The Duke of PortlandWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of PortlandWilliam Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC was a British Whig and Tory statesman, Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Prime Minister. He was known before 1762 by the courtesy title Marquess of Titchfield. He held a title of every degree of British nobility—Duke,...
(1738–1809) - The Duke of GraftonAugustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of GraftonAugustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC , styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era...
(1735–1811) - The Marquess of RockinghamCharles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of RockinghamCharles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG, PC , styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1733, Viscount Higham between 1733 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750 and The Earl Malton in 1750, was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Prime...
(1730–1782) - Hon. Henry Seymour ConwayHenry Seymour ConwayField Marshal Henry Seymour Conway was a British general and statesman. A brother of the 1st Marquess of Hertford, and cousin of Horace Walpole, he began his military career in the War of the Austrian Succession and eventually rose to the rank of Field Marshal .-Family and education:Conway was...
(1721–1795) - William Dowdeswell (1721–1775)
- The Earl of Scarbrough (d. 1782)
- The Earl of AshburnhamJohn Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of AshburnhamJohn Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham, PC , styled Viscount St Asaph from 1730 to 1737, was a British peer and courtier....
(1724–1812) - The Earl of BessboroughWilliam Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of BessboroughWilliam Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough PC PC was an Irish and English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. William Ponsonby from 1723 to 1739 and Viscount Duncannon from 1739 to 1758...
(1704–1793) - Viscount VilliersGeorge Villiers, 4th Earl of JerseyGeorge Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey PC was a member of the British and Irish peerage and a courtier in the court of George III.-Parliament:...
(1735–1805) - The Earl of DartmouthWilliam Legge, 2nd Earl of DartmouthWilliam Legge 2nd Earl of Dartmouth PC, FRS , styled as Viscount Lewisham from 1732 to 1750, was a British statesman who is most remembered for his part in the government before and during the American Revolution....
(1731–1801) - The Viscount HoweRichard Howe, 1st Earl HoweAdmiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe KG was a British naval officer, notable in particular for his service during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. He was the brother of William Howe and George Howe.Howe joined the navy at the age of thirteen and served...
(1726–1799) - The Lord EdgcumbeGeorge Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount EdgcumbeAdmiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC was a British peer, naval officer and politician....
(1721–1795) - Thomas PelhamThomas Pelham, 1st Earl of ChichesterThomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester PC , known as the Lord Pelham of Stanmer from 1768 to 1801, was a British Whig politician.Pelham was the son of Thomas Pelham and his wife Annetta, daughter of Thomas Bridges...
(1728–1805) - The Duke of RichmondCharles Lennox, 3rd Duke of RichmondField Marshal Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny, KG, PC, FRS , styled Earl of March until 1750, was a British politician and office holder noteworthy for his advanced views on the issue of parliamentary reform...
(1735–1806) - The Earl VerneyRalph Verney, 2nd Earl VerneyRalph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney PC, FRS , styled Viscount Fermanagh between 1743 and 1752, was a British politician.-Background:...
(1712–1791) - Lord George Sackville (1716–1785)
1766
- The Duke of DorsetCharles Sackville, 2nd Duke of DorsetCharles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset PC was a British nobleman, politician, and cricketer. He was styled Lord Buckhurst from 1711 to 1720 and Earl of Middlesex from 1720 to 1765.-Early life:...
(1711–1769) - The Earl of Breadalbane (1695–1782)
- Sir John Eardley WilmotJohn Eardley WilmotSir John Eardley Wilmot PC , was an English judge, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1766 to 1771.-Family and early life:...
(1709–1792) - Sir Charles Saunders (1713–1775)
- Isaac BarréIsaac BarréIsaac Barré was an Irish soldier and politician. He earned distinction serving with the British army during the Seven Years' War, and later became a prominent Member of Parliament where he became a vocal supporter of William Pitt. He is known for coining the term "Sons of Liberty" in reference to...
(1726–1802) - The Earl of BristolGeorge Hervey, 2nd Earl of BristolGeorge William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol , the eldest son of John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, by his marriage with Mary , daughter of Nicholas Lepell....
(1721–1775) - Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745–1790)
- Sir John Shelley, BtSir John Shelley, 5th BaronetSir John Shelley, 5th Baronet , of Michelgrove in Sussex, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Sir John Shelley, 4th Baronet and Margaret Pelham, two of whose brothers served as British Prime Minister...
(1730–1783) - Lord NorthFrederick North, Lord NorthFrederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC , more often known by his courtesy title, Lord North, which he used from 1752 until 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence...
(1732–1792) - Sir Edward HawkeEdward Hawke, 1st Baron HawkeAdmiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke KB, PC was an officer of the Royal Navy. He is best remembered for his service during the Seven Years' War, particularly his victory over a French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, preventing a French invasion of Britain...
(1705–1781) - The Duke of Bolton (1720–1794)
1767
- Thomas TownshendThomas Townshend, 1st Viscount SydneyThomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC , was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century...
(1733–1800) - George OnslowGeorge Onslow, 1st Earl of OnslowGeorge Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow PC , known as The Lord Onslow from 1776 until 1801, was a British peer and politician....
(1731–1814)
1768
- Hon. Thomas HarleyThomas HarleyThe Honourable Thomas Harley was a British politician.Harley was a younger son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He became an alderman of London, Sheriff of London in 1764 and Lord Mayor of London in 1767...
(1730–1804) - The Lord CathcartCharles Cathcart, 9th Lord CathcartGeneral Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart was a British soldier and diplomat. He was also chief of the Clan Cathcart.The son of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart and Marion Shaw, he was born on 21 March 1721...
(1721–1776) - Hon. Sir Joseph YorkeJoseph Yorke, 1st Baron DoverGeneral Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover KB, PC , styled The Honourable Joseph Yorke until 1761 and The Honourable Sir Joseph Yorke between 1761 and 1788, was a British soldier, diplomat and Whig politician....
(1724–1792) - Hon. Frederick CornwallisFrederick CornwallisFrederick Cornwallis was Archbishop of Canterbury, and the twin brother of Edward Cornwallis.Cornwallis was born in London, England, the seventh son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis. He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge...
(1713–1783) - The Duke of Newcastle (1720–1794)
1769
- Sir Fletcher NortonFletcher Norton, 1st Baron GrantleyFletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley PC was an English politician.He was the eldest son of Thomas Norton of Grantley, Yorkshire. He became a barrister in 1739, and, after a period of inactivity, built up a profitable practice, becoming a King's Counsel in 1754, and later attorney-general for the...
(1716–1789) - Sir James Gray, BtSir James Gray, 2nd BaronetSir James Gray, 2nd Baronet PC, KB was a British diplomat and antiquary.He was the elder son of Sir James Gray, 1st Baronet and his wife Hester Dodd. His younger brother was General George Gray. He completed his education at Clare College, Cambridge, being awarded M.A. in 1729...
(1708–1773)
1770
- Hon. Charles YorkeCharles YorkeCharles Yorke was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Life:The second son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, he was born in London, and was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. His literary abilities were shown at an early age by his collaboration with his brother Philip in the...
(1722–1770) - The Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 9th Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset, etc. was the son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb...
(1717–1792) - The Lord GranthamThomas Robinson, 2nd Baron GranthamThomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC was a British politician and statesman. He notably served as Foreign Secretary between 1782 and 1783.-Background and education:...
(1738–1786) - George Rice (1724–1779)
- The Earl CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG , styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator...
(1738–1805) - Hon. Henry ThynneHenry Carteret, 1st Baron CarteretHenry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret PC was a British politician, known as the Honourable Henry Thynne until 1776.-Biography:...
(1735–1826)
1771
- The Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 12th Earl of SuffolkHenry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, 5th Earl of Berkshire, KG, PC was a British politician, styled Viscount Andover from 1756 to 1757....
(1739–1779) - The Lord ApsleyHenry Bathurst, 2nd Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst PC, KC , known as the Lord Apsley from 1771 to 1775, was a British lawyer and politician. He was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1771 to 1778.-Background and education:...
(1714–1794) - Viscount HinchingbrookJohn Montagu, 5th Earl of SandwichJohn Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich PC , styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until in 1792, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:...
(1743–1814) - Sir William de GreyWilliam de Grey, 1st Baron WalsinghamWilliam de Grey, 1st Baron Walsingham KC was a British lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas between 1771 and 1780....
(1719–1781) - The Earl of Pomfret (1722–1785)
- Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt (1710–1781)
1772
- Sir Jeffrey AmherstJeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron AmherstField Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst KCB served as an officer in the British Army and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.Amherst is best known as one of the victors of the French and Indian War, when he conquered Louisbourg, Quebec City and...
(1717–1797) - Sir Thomas ParkerThomas Parker (judge)Thomas Parker was an English judge, Privy Counsellor and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.-References:*Dictionary of National Biography, Parker, Sir Thomas , judge, by J. A. Hamilton. Published 1895....
(1695–1784)
1773
- Charles JenkinsonCharles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of LiverpoolCharles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool PC , known as the Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool....
(1727–1808) - Sir William LynchWilliam Lynch (diplomat)William Lynch was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1762 and 1774.Lynch was the eldest son of John Lynch, DD Dean of Canterbury and his wife Mary Wake, daughter of William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury.Lynch was elected Member of Parliament for Weobly in...
(1730–1785) - Sir John Goodricke, Bt (1708-1789)
1774
- Sir William Meredith, BtSir William Meredith, 3rd BaronetSir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet was a British politician of the late 18th Century, one of the Rockingham Whigs.Meredith represented Wigan in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1761, and then Liverpool until 1780. From 1765 to 1766, he briefly served as a Lord of the Admiralty...
(1725–1790) - Jeremiah DysonJeremiah DysonJeremiah Dyson was a British civil servant and politician.He studied at Edinburgh University and matriculated at Leiden University in 1742. He settled a pension on his friend Mark Akenside, the poet and physician, and later defended Akenside's The Pleasures of the Imagination against William...
(1722–1776)
1775
- The Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 3rd Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos PC , styled Marquess of Carnarvon from 1744 to 1771, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1731–1789) - The Lord LytteltonThomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron LytteltonThomas Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton of Frankley was a British MP and profligate. Sometimes dubbed the nicknames "the wicked Lord Lyttelton" and "bad Lord Lyttelton", he was the son of George Lyttelton and Lucy Fortescue. His mother died when he was two years old. He was very talented in his...
(1744–1779)
1776
- The Earl of AilesburyThomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of AilesburyThomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury KT . The son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Hon. Elizabeth Bruce, he succeeded his uncle as 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham on the latter's death on 10 February 1747. He changed his name Brudenell by Royal license to Brudenell-Bruce...
(1729–1814) - The Duke of MontaguGeorge Montagu, 1st Duke of MontaguGeorge Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, KG PC, FRS was a British peer.He was born George Brudenell in 1712 at Cardigan House, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in London, the son of the 3rd Earl of Cardigan and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Bruce...
(1712–1790) - Henry FloodHenry FloodHenry Flood , Irish statesman, son of Warden Flood, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he became proficient in the classics...
(1732–1791) (struck off 1781)
1777
- William MarkhamWilliam Markham (archbishop)William Markham , English divine and archbishop of York, was educated at Westminster and at Christ Church, Oxford.He was one of the best scholars of his day, and attained to the headship of his old school and college in 1753 and 1767 respectively...
(1719–1807) - The Earl of CarlisleFrederick Howard, 5th Earl of CarlisleFrederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, KG, KT, PC was a British diplomat and the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle and his second wife Isabella Byron....
(1748–1825) - Robert LowthRobert LowthRobert Lowth FRS was a Bishop of the Church of England, Oxford Professor of Poetry and the author of one of the most influential textbooks of English grammar.-Life:...
(1710–1787) - Charles TownshendCharles Townshend, 1st Baron BayningCharles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning PC was a British politician.-Background and education:Bayning was the only son of the Hon. William Townshend, third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Charles Townshend and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount...
(1728–1810) - Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe (1705–1778)
- The Marquess of CarmarthenFrancis Osborne, 5th Duke of LeedsFrancis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds KG, PC , styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician...
(1751–1799)
1779
- The Duke of Ancaster and KestevenRobert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and KestevenRobert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 4th Marquess of Lindsey, 7th Earl of Lindsey, 20th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was a British hereditary peer...
(1756–1779) - Viscount MountstuartJohn Stuart, 1st Marquess of ButeJohn Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, PC, FRS was a British nobleman.He was the son of the 3rd Earl of Bute and the former Mary Wortley Montagu, a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull and great-granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Sandwich...
(1744–1814)
1780
- Viscount BeauchampFrancis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of HertfordFrancis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford KG, PC , styled The Honourable Francis Seymour-Conway until 1750, Viscount Beauchamp between 1750 and 1793 and Earl of Yarmouth between 1793 and 1794, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:A member of the Seymour family...
(1742–1822) - Sir Richard Worsley, BtSir Richard Worsley, 7th BaronetSir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet was an English antiquary and politician.- Early life :Worsley was born on 13 February 1751, Appuldurcombe, the son of Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet . Worsley succeeded his father as baronet on 23 September 1768...
(1751–1805) - Alexander WedderburnAlexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of RosslynAlexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1793 to 1801.-Life:He was the eldest son of Peter Wedderburn , and was born in East Lothian....
(1733–1805) - The Earl of SalisburyJames Cecil, 1st Marquess of SalisburyJames Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , styled Viscount Cranborne until 1780 and known as 7th Earl of Salisbury between 1780 and 1789, was a British politician.-Background:...
(1748–1823) - Charles Wolfran CornwallCharles Wolfran CornwallCharles Wolfran Cornwall was a British politician.In 1768, he was returned as MP for Grampound. He was created a Privy Councillor in 1780....
(1735–1789)
1782
- The Earl of ShannonRichard Boyle, 2nd Earl of ShannonRichard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and then succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon. -Family:...
(1728–1807) - The Duke of DorsetJohn Sackville, 3rd Duke of DorsetJohn Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1769 on the death of his uncle, Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset...
(1745–1799) - Lord John CavendishLord John CavendishLord John Cavendish PC was a British politician.-Background:Cavendish was the youngest son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Catherine, daughter of John Hoskins. Prime Minister William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Lord George Cavendish and Field Marshal Lord...
(1732–1796) - The Lord AshburtonJohn Dunning, 1st Baron AshburtonJohn Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton was an English lawyer and politician.He was first noticed in English politics when he wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India Company merchants against their Dutch rivals. He was a Member of Parliament from 1768 onward...
(1731–1783) - Hon. Charles James FoxCharles James FoxCharles James Fox PC , styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger...
(1749–1806) (expelled 1798; readmitted 1806) - The Viscount KeppelAugustus Keppel, 1st Viscount KeppelAdmiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence...
(1725–1786) - Edmund BurkeEdmund BurkeEdmund Burke PC was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party....
(1729–1797) - The Duke of ManchesterGeorge Montagu, 4th Duke of ManchesterGeorge Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester PC was a British politician and diplomat.Manchester was the son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester....
(1737–1788) - The Earl of EffinghamThomas Howard, 3rd Earl of EffinghamLieutenant-Colonel Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham PC , styled Lord Howard until 1763, was a British nobleman and Army officer, the son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham....
(1747–1791) - The Earl LudlowPeter Ludlow, 1st Earl LudlowPeter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow PC , known as The Lord Ludlow between 1755 and 1760, was a British politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1782 to 1784.-Background:...
(1730–1803) - Sir George Yonge, Bt (1731–1812)
- Lord Ferrers of ChartleyGeorge Townshend, 2nd Marquess TownshendGeorge Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, PC, FRS , known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1770 to 1784 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1784 to 1807, was a British peer and politician....
(1755–1811) - Viscount ChewtonGeorge Waldegrave, 4th Earl WaldegraveGeorge Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, PC, ADC was a British statesman.The eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Waldegrave, he was educated at Eton and was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1768. He purchased a Lieutenantcy in 1773. In 1778 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards as a...
(1751–1789) - Lord Robert Spencer (1747–1831)
- Hon. Sir William HoweWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount HoweWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC was a British army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American War of Independence...
(1729–1814) - Hon. William Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the Younger was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 . He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806...
(1759–1806) - The Earl TempleGeorge Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of BuckinghamGeorge Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, KG, PC was a British statesman. He was the second son of George Grenville and a brother of the 1st Baron Grenville.-Career:...
(1753–1813) - Henry DundasHenry Dundas, 1st Viscount MelvilleHenry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville PC and Baron Dunira was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom....
(1742–1811) (expelled 1805; readmitted 1807) - The Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 4th Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville , styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule. His wife, Emma, was...
(1743–1822)
1783
- The Duke of RutlandCharles Manners, 4th Duke of RutlandCharles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland KG, PC was a British politician and nobleman, the eldest legitimate son of John Manners, Marquess of Granby...
(1754–1787) - William Eden (1744–1814)
- Hon. Charles Francis GrevilleCharles Francis GrevilleCharles Francis Greville PC, FRS , was a British antiquarian, collector and politician.-Background:Greville was the second son of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, by Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton...
(1749–1809) - The Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of CholmondeleyGeorge James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley KG, GCH, PC , styled Viscount Malpas between 1764 and 1770 and known as The Earl of Cholmondeley between 1770 and 1815, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:...
(1749–1827) - Richard FitzpatrickRichard FitzPatrickGeneral Richard FitzPatrick , styled The Honourable from birth, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, wit, poet, Whig politician and ‘sworn brother’ of the illustrious statesman of Charles James Fox...
(1748–1813) - Frederick MontaguFrederick MontaguFrederick Montagu PC, FRS was a British Whig MP.Montagu was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was MP for Northampton from 1759 to 1768, and for Higham Ferrers from 1768 to 1790. He was in favour of tolerance for Dissenters and the removal of adherence to the Thirty-Nine Articles...
(1733–1800) - John MooreJohn Moore (Archbishop)John Moore was a bishop in the Church of England.-Life:Moore was the son of George Moore, butcher, and his wife Jane.He was born in Gloucester and was educated at the Crypt School there...
(1730–1805) - The Earl of NorthingtonRobert Henley, 2nd Earl of NorthingtonRobert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington was a British politician.He was elected a Member of Parliament for Hampshire on 30 March 1768, and sat until succeeding as Earl of Northington on 14 January 1772, when he moved to the House of Lords. He was made a Knight of the Thistle on 18 August 1773...
(1747–1786) - The Earl of DerbyEdward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of DerbyEdward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby PC , styled Lord Strange between 1771 and 1776, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries...
(1752–1834) - George Augustus Frederick, Prince of WalesGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
(1762–1830) - James GrenvilleJames Grenville, 1st Baron GlastonburyJames Grenville, 1st Baron Glastonbury, PC was a United Kingdom politician, who was a member of both houses of Parliament during his career....
(1742–1825) - The Earl of AylesfordHeneage Finch, 4th Earl of AylesfordHeneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford PC, FRS, FSA , styled Lord Guernsey between 1757 and 1777, was a British peer, politician and artist.-Background and education:...
(1751–1812) - The Lord WalsinghamThomas de Grey, 2nd Baron WalsinghamThomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham PC , was a British peer and politician. He served as Joint Postmaster General between 1787 and 1794 and was for many years Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords.-Background:...
(1748–1818) - William Grenville (1759–1834)
1784
- The Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA , known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat...
(1755–1815) - Lord George LennoxLord George LennoxGeneral Lord George Henry Lennox was the second son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and was thus descended from King Charles II of England. He was a brother of the famous Lennox sisters.-Military career:...
(1737–1805) - Lloyd KenyonLloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron KenyonLloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, PC, SL, KC was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice. Born to a country gentleman, he was initially educated in Hanmer before moving to Ruthin School aged 12...
(1732–1802) - The Viscount GalwayRobert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount GalwayRobert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway, PC , was a British statesman of the late 18th and early 19th ceturies...
(1752–1810) - The Lord MulgraveConstantine Phipps, 2nd Baron MulgraveConstantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, PC was an English explorer and officer in the Royal Navy. He served during the Seven Years War and the American War of Independence, seeing action in a number of battles and engagements...
(1744–1792) - The Earl of CourtownJames Stopford, 2nd Earl of CourtownJames Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown KP, PC , known as Viscount Stopford from 1762 to 1770, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Tory politician....
(1731–1810) - Sir James HarrisJames Harris, 1st Earl of MalmesburyJames Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury GCB was an English diplomatist.-Early life :...
(1746–1820) - Lord HerbertGeorge Herbert, 11th Earl of PembrokeGeneral George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and 8th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC was a British peer, army officer and politician.-Early life:...
(1759–1827)
1786
- John FosterJohn Foster, 1st Baron OrielJohn Foster, 1st Baron Oriel was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Anthony Foster of Louth, an Irish judge . He was elected Member of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons for Dunleer in 1761, a seat he held until 1769...
(1740–1828) - John Beresford (1738–1805)
- Sir John Parnell, Bt (1744–1801)
1787
- John Hely-Hutchinson (1724–1794)
- Hon. John VilliersJohn Villiers, 3rd Earl of ClarendonJohn Charles Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon PC , styled The Honourable until 1824, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
(1757–1838) - Sir John Skynner (1724–1805)
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1763–1827)
- Alleyne FitzherbertAlleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St HelensAlleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens PC was a British diplomat and a friend of explorer George Vancouver, who named Mount St...
(1753–1839) - Beilby Porteous (1731–1808)
1789
- The Earl of ChathamJohn Pitt, 2nd Earl of ChathamGeneral John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC was a British peer and soldier.-Career:He was the eldest son of William Pitt the Elder and an elder brother of William Pitt the Younger...
(1756–1835) - Sir Robert Murray Keith (1730–1795)
- Sir William Wynne
- Prince William, Duke of ClarenceWilliam IV of the United KingdomWilliam IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
(1765–1837) - Henry AddingtonHenry Addington, 1st Viscount SidmouthHenry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC was a British statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804....
(1757–1844) - The Marquess of GrahamJames Graham, 3rd Duke of MontroseJames Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose KG, KT, PC , styled Marquess of Graham until 1790, was a Scottish nobleman and statesman.-Background:...
(1755–1836) - The Earl of WestmorlandJohn Fane, 10th Earl of WestmorlandJohn Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland KG, PC , styled Lord Burghersh between 1771 and 1774, was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who served in most of the cabinets of the period, primarily as Lord Privy Seal.-Background:Westmorland was the son of John Fane, 9th...
(1759–1841)
1790
- The Viscount FalmouthGeorge Boscawen, 3rd Viscount FalmouthGeorge Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, PC , was a British army officer and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries...
(1758–1808) - Hon. Dudley RyderDudley Ryder, 1st Earl of HarrowbyDudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, PC, FSA was a prominent British politician of the Pittite faction and the Tory party.-Background and education:...
(1762–1847) - The Earl GowerGeorge Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of SutherlandGeorge Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC , known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as The Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was a British politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts. He is estimated to have been the...
(1758–1833) - The Lord FitzGibbonJohn FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of ClareJohn FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare PC , later known as Earl of Clare or Lord Clare, was Attorney-General for Ireland in 1783, then Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1789, in which capacity he was first promoted to the Irish peerage.He was a controversial figure in Irish history, being described...
(1748–1802)
1791
- Thomas SteeleThomas SteeleThomas Steele VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-VC action:...
(1753–1823) - Viscount ParkerGeorge Parker, 4th Earl of MacclesfieldGeorge Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield PC , styled Viscount Parker between 1764 and 1795, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1755–1842) - Sir William HamiltonWilliam Hamilton (diplomat)Sir William Hamilton KB, PC, FRS was a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist. After a short period as a Member of Parliament, he served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800...
(1730–1803)
1792
- The Lord MacartneyGeorge Macartney, 1st Earl MacartneyGeorge Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB was an Irish-born British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled...
(1737–1806) - Sir James EyreJames EyreSir James Eyre was an English judge, the son of the Rev. Thomas Eyre, of Wells, Somerset.-Biography:He was educated at Winchester College and at St John's College, Oxford, which he left without taking a degree. He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1755, Thomas Parker, chief baron of the...
(1734–1799)
1793
- Sir Archibald Macdonald (1747–1826)
- Lord HobartRobert Hobart, 4th Earl of BuckinghamshireRobert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire PC , styled Lord Hobart from 1793 to 1804, was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th century.-Background:...
(1760–1816) - The Earl of MorningtonRichard Wellesley, 1st Marquess WellesleyRichard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, KG, PC, PC , styled Viscount Wellesley from birth until 1781, was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator....
(1760–1842) - Lord ApsleyHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl BathurstHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst KG PC was a British politician.-Background and education:Lord Bathurst was the elder son of Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, by his wife Tryphena, daughter of Thomas Scawen...
(1762–1834) - Viscount BayhamJohn Pratt, 1st Marquess CamdenJohn Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden KG, PC , styled Viscount Bayham from 1786 to 1794 and known as The Earl Camden from 1794 to 1812, was a British politician...
(1759–1840) - Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bt (1751–1814)
1794
- Sylvester DouglasSylvester Douglas, 1st Baron GlenbervieSylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie PC, KC, FRS, FSA was a British lawyer, politician and diarist. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1793 and 1794.-Background, education and legal career:...
(1743–1823) - The Earl FitzWilliamWilliam FitzWilliam, 4th Earl FitzWilliamWilliam Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC , styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham's estates, making him one of the richest people in...
(1748–1833) - The Earl SpencerGeorge Spencer, 2nd Earl SpencerGeorge John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer KG PC FRS FSA , styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British Whig politician...
(1758–1834) - William WindhamWilliam WindhamWilliam Windham PC, PC was a British Whig statesman.-Early life:Windham was a member of an ancient Norfolk family and a great-great-grandson of Sir John Wyndham. He was the son of William Windham, Sr. of Felbrigg Hall and his second wife, Sarah Lukin...
(1750–1810) - Sir Morton EdenMorton Eden, 1st Baron HenleyMorton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley GCB, PC, FRS was a British diplomat.Eden was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1776–79, he was Minister to Bavaria, then to Copenhagen 1779–82, Dresden 1783–91, Berlin...
(1752–1830) - Viscount MiltonGeorge Damer, 2nd Earl of DorchesterGeorge Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester PC, PC , styled Viscount Milton between 1792 and 1798, was a British politician. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1794 and 1795.-Background:...
(1746–1808)
1795
- Hon. Thomas PelhamThomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of ChichesterThomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester PC, PC , FRS , styled The Honourable Thomas Pelham from 1768 until 1783, The Right Honourable Thomas Pelham from 1783 to 1801, and then known as Lord Pelham until 1805, was a British Whig politician...
(1756–1826) - Sir George HowardGeorge Howard (soldier)Field Marshal Sir George Howard PC KB was a British military officer.-Military career:Born the son of Thomas Howard and his wife Mary, Howard was commissioned into his father's regiment in 1725...
(1718–1796)
1796
- The Earl of KinnoullRobert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of KinnoullRobert Auriol Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull was a peer of Scotland and Lord Lyon King of Arms. He was the son of the Most Reverend Robert Hay and Henrietta Auriol. On 19 April 1779, he married his first wife, Julia Eyre. On 8 June 1781, he married again, this time to Sarah Harley...
(1751–1804) - Sir Grey CooperGrey CooperGrey Cooper was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1765 and 1790 and was Secretary to the Treasury under various administrations....
(1726–1801) - The Duke of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 3rd Duke of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe KG, KT, PC was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile.Born in Hanover Square, London, on 23 April 1740, Ker succeeded his father to become the 3rd Duke of Roxburghe in 1755. It is said that he fell in love with Christina Sophia Albertina, oldest daughter of the Duke...
(1740–1804)
1797
- Sir Joseph BanksJoseph BanksSir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...
(1743–1820) - Lord Charles SomersetLord Charles SomersetGeneral Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC was a British soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa, from 1814 to 1826.-Background:...
(1767–1831) - Hon. Andrew Cochrane (1767–1833)
- The Duke of AthollJohn Murray, 4th Duke of AthollJohn Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl KT, PC, FRS , styled Marquess of Tullibardine 1764 and 1774, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
(1755–1830) - Hon. John Trevor (1748–1824)
- Sir Charles GreyCharles Grey, 1st Earl GreyCharles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, KB PC was one of the most important British generals of the 18th century. He was the fourth son of Sir Henry Grey, 1st Baronet, of Howick in Northumberland. He served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary War...
(1729–1807)
1798
- The Lord CathcartWilliam Cathcart, 1st Earl CathcartGeneral William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart KT, PC, PC , Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.-Military career:...
(1755–1843) - The Earl of HarringtonCharles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of HarringtonGeneral Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington PC, PC , styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British soldier. Stanhope is sometimes confused with an exact contemporary of his, the 3rd Earl Stanhope....
(1753–1829) - Sir William ScottWilliam Scott, 1st Baron StowellWilliam Scott, 1st Baron Stowell was an English judge and jurist.-Background and education:Scott was born at Heworth, a village about four miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of a coalfitter . His younger brother John Scott became Lord Chancellor and was made Earl of Eldon...
(1745–1836) - Thomas GrenvilleThomas GrenvilleThomas Grenville PC was a British politician and bibliophile.-Background and education:Grenville was the second son of Prime Minister George Grenville and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet...
(1755–1846) - Viscount CastlereaghRobert Stewart, Viscount CastlereaghRobert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC, PC , usually known as Lord CastlereaghThe name Castlereagh derives from the baronies of Castlereagh and Ards, in which the manors of Newtownards and Comber were located...
(1769–1822)
1799
- Sir William Fawcett (1728–1804)
- Lord HawkesburyRobert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of LiverpoolRobert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool KG PC was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since the Union with Ireland in 1801. He was 42 years old when he became premier in 1812 which made him younger than all of his successors to date...
(1770–1828) - Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820)
- Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and TeviotdaleErnest Augustus I of HanoverErnest Augustus I was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death. He was the fifth son and eighth child of George III, who reigned in both the United Kingdom and Hanover...
(1771–1851) - The Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat, known for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens. Elgin was the second son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and his wife Martha Whyte...
(1766–1841) - Sir John ScottJohn Scott, 1st Earl of EldonJohn Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon PC KC FRS FSA was a British barrister and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain between 1801 and 1806 and again between 1807 and 1827.- Background and education :...
(1751–1838) - Isaac CorryIsaac CorryIsaac Corry FRS, PC , PC was an Irish and British Member of Parliament and lawyer.-Early career:Born in Newry, he was the son of Edward Corry , sometime Member of Parliament, and Catharine Bristow...
(1755–1813) - The Lord LavingtonRalph Payne, 1st Baron LavingtonRalph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington KB PC was a British politician and Governor of the Leeward Islands.-Early life and education:...
(1738–1807)
1800
- George CanningGeorge CanningGeorge Canning PC, FRS was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly Prime Minister.-Early life: 1770–1793:...
(1770–1827) - William DundasWilliam DundasWilliam Dundas was a Scottish politician.The son of Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger, he became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1788...
(1762–1845) - The Lord WhitworthCharles Whitworth, 1st Earl WhitworthCharles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth GCB, PC , known as The Lord Whitworth between 1800 and 1813 and as The Viscount Whitworth between 1813 and 1815, was a British diplomat and politician.-Early years:...
(1752–1825)
1801
- William StuartWilliam Stuart (archbishop)The Most Reverend William Stuart PC, D.D. was an Anglican clergyman who served as Bishop of St David's in Wales from 1794 and 1800 and then Archbishop of Armagh in Ireland from 1800 to his death.-Family life:...
, Archbishop of ArmaghArchbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh....
(1755–1822) - Sir John MitfordJohn Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron RedesdaleJohn Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale PC, KC, FRS , known as Sir John Mitford between 1793 and 1802, was a British lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the House of Commons between 1801 and 1802 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland between 1802 and 1806.-Background:Born in London, Mitford was the...
(1748–1830) - The Earl of St VincentJohn Jervis, 1st Earl of St VincentAdmiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom...
(1735–1823) - Charles Philip YorkeCharles Philip YorkeCharles Philip Yorke PC, FRS, FSA , was a British politician. He notably served as Home Secretary from 1803 to 1804.-Background:...
(1764–1834) - The Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 3rd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke KG, PC, FRS , known as Philip Yorke until 1790, was a British politician.-Background and education:...
(1757–1834) - Viscount LewishamGeorge Legge, 3rd Earl of DartmouthGeorge Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth KG, PC, FRS , styled Viscount Lewisham until 1801, was a British politician.-Background:...
(1755–1810) - Sir William Grant (1752–1832)
- Charles AbbotCharles Abbot, 1st Baron ColchesterCharles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester PC, FRS was a British barrister and statesman. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1802 and 1817.-Background and education:...
(1757–1829) - Thomas WallaceThomas Wallace, 1st Baron WallaceThomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace PC was an English politician.-Background:Wallace was the son of James Wallace , a barrister who served as Solicitor General for England and Wales and as Attorney General, by Elizabeth, only daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Simpson, Esquire, of Carleton Hall,...
(1768–1844) - Charles BraggeCharles BathurstCharles Bathurst PC , known as Charles Bragge from 1754 to 1804, was a British politician of the early 19th century.-Background and education:...
(1754–1831)
1802
- William Wickham (1761–1840)
- George RoseGeorge RoseThe Right Honourable George Rose was a British politician.Born at Woodside near Brechin, Scotland, Rose was the son of the Reverend David Rose of Lethnot, by Margaret, daughter of Donald Rose of Wester Clune...
(1744–1818) - The Lord FarnboroughCharles Long, 1st Baron FarnboroughCharles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough GCB PC PC FRS FSA was an English politician and connoisseur of the arts.-Early life:...
(1761–1838) - Prince Adolphus, Duke of CambridgePrince Adolphus, Duke of CambridgeThe Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge , was the tenth child and seventh son of George III and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. He also served as Viceroy of Hanover on behalf of his brothers George IV and William IV...
(1774–1850) - The Lord EllenboroughEdward Law, 1st Baron EllenboroughEdward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough PC KC was an English judge. After serving as a Member of Parliament and Attorney General, he became Lord Chief Justice.-Early life:...
(1750–1818) - Sir John Borlase Warren, Bt (1753–1822)
- Sir Charles Morgan, Bt (1726–1806)
- John SmythJohn Smyth (1748–1811)John Smyth was a British politician. He was an MP for Pontefract from 1783 to 1807.-References:*Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Smyth, John , politician by Stephen M. Lee...
(1748-1811)
1803
- John Hiley AddingtonJohn Hiley AddingtonJohn Hiley Addington was a British Tory Party politician.-Background and education:Addington was the second son of Anthony Addington and his wife Mary, daughter of Haviland John Hiley. His older brother was Henry Addington, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and under whose...
(1759–1818) - George TierneyGeorge TierneyGeorge Tierney PC was an English Whig politician.-Background and education:Born in Gibraltar, Tierney was the son of Thomas Tierney, a wealthy Irish merchant of London, who was living in Gibraltar as prize agent. He was sent to Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he took the degree of Law in 1784...
(1761–1830) - Hon. Thomas Maitland (1759–1824)
- Nathaniel BondNathaniel BondNathaniel Bond, KS, , of Creech Grange in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament....
(1754–1823)
1804
- Hon. Sir Arthur PagetArthur Paget (diplomat)Sir Arthur Paget GCB, PC was a British diplomat and politician.-Family and early life:Arthur Paget was the third son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge and his wife Jane Chamagné daughter of Arthur Chamagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise in Ireland. He was a younger brother of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess...
(1771–1840) - Sir Evan Nepean, BtEvan NepeanSir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet PC was a British politician and colonial administrator.-Early career:...
(1751–1822) - Sir James MansfieldJames MansfieldSir James Mansfield , SL, KC was a British lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Solicitor General and served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1799 to 1814.-Early life and career:...
(1733–1821) - The Earl of WinchilseaGeorge Finch, 9th Earl of WinchilseaGeorge Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea KG PC FRS was an important figure in the history of cricket. His main contributions to the game were patronage and organisation but Winchilsea, an amateur, was also a very keen player....
(1752–1826) - Lord George ThynneGeorge Thynne, 2nd Baron CarteretGeorge Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret PC , styled Lord George Thynne between 1789 and 1826, was a British Tory politician.-Background and education:...
(1770–1838) - The Lord MulgraveHenry Phipps, 1st Earl of MulgraveHenry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave GCB, PC , styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British soldier and politician...
(1755–1831) - William DrummondWilliam Drummond of LogiealmondSir William Drummond of Logiealmond was a Scottish diplomat and Member of Parliament, poet and philosopher. His book Academical Questions is arguably important in the development of the ideas of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.-Career:In 1795 he was MP for St. Mawes, and in the...
(1770–1828) - Charles ArbuthnotCharles ArbuthnotCharles Arbuthnot was a British diplomat and Tory politician. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1804 and 1807 and held a number of political offices. He was a good friend of the Duke of Wellington...
(1767–1850) - Lord John ThynneJohn Thynne, 3rd Baron CarteretJohn Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC , known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:...
(1772–1849) - Lord Granville Leveson-GowerGranville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl GranvilleGranville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville GCB PC , known as Lord Granville Leveson-Gower from 1786 to 1814 and as the Viscount Granville from 1814 to 1833, was a British Whig statesman and diplomat....
(1773–1846) - Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843)
1805
- John Hookham FrereJohn Hookham FrereJohn Hookham Frere PC was an English diplomat and author.Frere was born in London. His father, John Frere, the member of a Suffolk family, had been educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and would have been senior wrangler in 1763 but for the competition of William Paley; his mother, Jane,...
(1769–1846) - John Sullivan (1749–1839)
- Nicholas VansittartNicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron BexleyNicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley PC, FRS, FSA was an English politician, and one of the longest-serving Chancellors of the Exchequer in British history.-Background and education:...
(1766–1851) - Reginald Pole-CarewReginald Pole CarewReginald Pole Carew was a British politician.Rt. Hon. Reginald Pole-Carew was born 28 July 1753, the son of Reginald Pole and Anne Buller. He lived at Antony House, Cornwall.-Career:...
(1753–1835) - Charles Manners-SuttonCharles Manners-SuttonCharles Manners-Sutton was a priest in the Church of England who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1805 to 1828.-Life:...
(1755–1828) - The Lord BarhamCharles Middleton, 1st Baron BarhamAdmiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham PC was a British naval officer and politician.He was born at Leith, Midlothian to Robert Middleton, a customs collector of Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, and Helen, daughter of Charles Dundas.-Naval career:Middleton entered the Royal Navy in 1741 as captain's...
(1726–1813) - The Earl of Powis (1754–1839)
1806
- Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghPrince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghPrince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a member of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of George II and nephew of George III.-Early life:...
(1776–1834) - The Earl of MoiraFrancis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of HastingsFrancis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings KG PC , styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762 and as The Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783 and known as The Earl of Moira between 1793 and 1816, was an Irish-British politician and military officer who served as...
(1754–1826) - The Earl Temple (1776–1839)
- Lord Henry PettyHenry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of LansdowneHenry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 and then as The Earl of Kerry to 1818, was a British statesman...
(1780–1863) - Hon. Charles GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC , known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 November 1830 to 16 July 1834. A member of the Whig Party, he backed significant reform of the British government and was among the...
(1764–1845) - Hon. Charles James FoxCharles James FoxCharles James Fox PC , styled The Honourable from 1762, was a prominent British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger...
(1749–1806) - Viscount MorpethGeorge Howard, 6th Earl of CarlisleGeorge Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle KG, PC, FRS , styled Viscount Morpeth until 1825, was a British statesman...
(1773–1848) - Lord John TownshendLord John TownshendLord John Townshend PC , styled The Honourable John Townshend until 1787, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...
(1757–1833) - The Lord ErskineThomas Erskine, 1st Baron ErskineThomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine KT PC KC was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents.-Background and childhood:...
(1750–1823) - Richard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish-born playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford , Westminster and Ilchester...
(1751–1816) - The Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 6th Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, LLD, FSA , known as Lord John Russell until 1802, was a British Whig politician and notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Ministry of All the Talents...
(1766–1839) - The Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC , known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician. He served as Master of the Horse from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.-Background and education:Herbert was the son of Major-General the...
(1741–1811) - The Earl of CarysfortJohn Proby, 1st Earl of CarysfortJohn Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort, KP, PC, PC , FRS was a British judge, diplomat Whig politician and poet.-Background and education:...
(1751–1828) - Lord OssulstonCharles Bennet, 5th Earl of TankervilleCharles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville PC, DL , styled Lord Ossulston until 1822, was a British politician...
(1776–1859) - The Lord St John of BletsoSt Andrew St John, 14th Baron St John of BletsoSt Andrew St John, 14th Baron St John of Bletso PC FRS was an English politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 until 1806 when he inherited a peerage....
(1759–1817) - William ElliotWilliam Elliot (MP)William Elliot was an Irish politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons before its abolition. After the Act of Union he sat as a Whig in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
(1766–1818) - George PonsonbyGeorge PonsonbyGeorge Ponsonby PC , was a British lawyer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents.-Background and education:...
(1755–1817) - Sir Simon John Newport (1756–1843)
- The Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore , styled The Honourable Richard Hely-Hutchinson from 1783 to 1788, was an Irish peer and politician....
(1756–1825) - The Marquess of Douglas (1767–1852)
- The Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 8th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale KT PC was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, and a representative peer for Scotland in the House of Lords.-Early years:...
(1759–1839) - The Lord HollandHenry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron HollandHenry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland PC was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century...
(1773–1840) - Sir John Anstruther, Bt (1753–1811)
1807
- Hon. Spencer PercevalSpencer PercevalSpencer Perceval, KC was a British statesman and First Lord of the Treasury, making him de facto Prime Minister. He is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated...
(1762-1812) - Hon. Robert DundasRobert Dundas, 2nd Viscount MelvilleRobert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville KT, PC, FRS was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. Dundas was the Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801. He was also Keeper of the Signet for Scotland from 1800...
(1771–1851) - Sir James Murray-Pulteney, BtSir James Murray-Pulteney, 7th BaronetGeneral Sir James Murray Pulteney, 7th Baronet PC was a Scottish soldier and British politician.-Background and education:...
(1755–1811) - The Duke of RichmondCharles Lennox, 4th Duke of RichmondCharles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox KG, PC was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.-Background:...
(1764–1819) - The Lord TeignmouthJohn Shore, 1st Baron TeignmouthJohn Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth was a British politician who served as Governor-General of India from 1793 to 1797.He married Charlotte Cornish, daughter of James Cornish of Teignmouth, on 14 February 1786...
(1751–1834) - Hon. Sir Arthur WellesleyArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
(1769–1852) - The Lord MannersThomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron MannersThomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners PC, KC , was a British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1807 to 1827.-Background and education:...
(1756–1842) - The Earl of Clancarty (1767–1837)
- Hon. Henry Manvers PierrepontHenry Manvers PierrepontThe Honourable Henry Manvers Pierrepont was an English diplomat. He served as Envoy to the Court of Sweden from 1804 to 1807.-Background:...
(1780–1851) - Hon. Richard RyderRichard Ryder (19th century politician)Richard Ryder PC was a British Tory politician. He notably served as Home Secretary between 1809 and 1812.-Background:...
(1766–1832)
1808
- Hon. Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757–1847)
- The Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe PC , styled Viscount Valletort between 1789 and 1795, was a British politician and writer on music.-Background:...
(1764–1839) - The Viscount StrangfordPercy Smythe, 6th Viscount StrangfordPercy Clinton Sydney Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford, GCB, GCH was an Anglo-Irish diplomat.-Personal life:He was the son of Lionel Smythe, 5th Viscount Strangford and Mary Eliza Philipse....
(1780–1855)
1809
- Sir John NichollJohn NichollSir John Nicholl was a Welsh Member of Parliament and judge. As a judge he was noted 'for inflexible impartiality and great strength and soundness of judgement'.-Early history:...
(1759–1838) - John RandolphJohn Randolph (bishop)John Randolph was a British scholar, teacher, and cleric who rose to become Bishop of London.-Early life and academic career:...
(1749–1813) - Hon. William Wellesley-PoleWilliam Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of MorningtonWilliam Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington GCH, PC, PC , known as The Lord Maryborough between 1821 and 1842, was a British politician and an elder brother of the Duke of Wellington....
(1763–1845) - The Viscount PalmerstonHenry Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonHenry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC , known popularly as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century...
(1784–1865) - Charles Manners-SuttonCharles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount CanterburyCharles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury GCB, PC was a British Tory politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835.-Background and education:...
(1780–1845) - The Lord Sheffield (1735–1821)
- Hon. Henry WellesleyHenry Wellesley, 1st Baron CowleyHenry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley GCB was the youngest brother of the Duke of Wellington, and became a notable diplomat in his own right.-Life:...
(1773–1847)
1812
- The Marquess of WinchesterCharles Paulet, 13th Marquess of WinchesterCharles Ingoldsby Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester PC was a British peer and courtier, styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1794 until 1800....
(1765–1843) - The Earl of YarmouthFrancis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of HertfordFrancis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford KG, GCH PC , styled Viscount Beauchamp between 1793 and 1794 and Earl of Yarmouth between 1794 and 1822, was a British Tory politician and art collector....
(1777–1842) - John McMahon (d. 1817)
- Viscount JocelynRobert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of RodenRobert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden KP, PC PC , styled Viscount Jocelyn between 1797 and 1820, was an Irish Tory politician and supporter of Protestant causes.-Background:...
(1788–1870) - Robert ListonRobert Liston (diplomat)Sir Robert Liston, GCB, PC was a British diplomat and ambassador to several countries.-Biography:Liston was born in Kirkliston, Scotland, went on to Edinburgh University, and then tutored the sons of the Earl of Minto...
(1742–1836) - Lord Charles Bentinck (1780–1826)
- Lord George BeresfordLord George BeresfordGeneral Lord George Thomas Beresford GCH, PC was an Anglo-Irish soldier, courtier and Tory politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1812 to 1830.-Background:...
(1781–1839) - William Vesey-FitzGeraldWilliam Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and VeseyWilliam Vesey-FitzGerald, 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey PC, PC , FRS, FSA was an Irish statesman.-Background and education:...
(1783–1843) - Robert Peel (1788–1850)
- Hon. F. J. RobinsonFrederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount GoderichFrederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon PC , styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known as The Viscount Goderich between 1827 and 1833, the name by which he is best known to history, was a British statesman...
(1782–1859)
1813
- Sir Thomas PlumerThomas PlumerSir Thomas Plumer MR was a British judge and politician , the first Vice Chancellor of England and later Master of the Rolls....
(1753–1824) - William HowleyWilliam HowleyWilliam Howley was a clergyman in the Church of England. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1828 to 1848.-Early Life, education, and interests:...
(1766–1848) - Sir Vicary GibbsVicary GibbsSir Vicary Gibbs, KC was an English judge and politician. He was known for his caustic wit, which won for him the sobriquet of "Vinegar Gibbs".-Early life and education :...
(1751–1820)
1814
- Hugh ElliotHugh ElliotHugh Elliot was a British diplomat and then a colonial governor.- Education and early career :Hugh Elliot was born in 1752, the second son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, and the younger brother of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto...
(1752–1830) - Sir Alexander Thomson (1744–1817)
- Warren HastingsWarren HastingsWarren Hastings PC was the first Governor-General of India, from 1773 to 1785. He was famously accused of corruption in an impeachment in 1787, but was acquitted in 1795. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1814.-Early life:...
(1732–1818) - The Earl of ShaftesburyCropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of ShaftesburyCropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury , styled The Honourable Cropley Ashley-Cooper until 1811, was a British politician. He was the father of the social reformer Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury....
(1768–1851) - The Earl of AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG, KT, FRS, PC , styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a Scottish politician, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.-Early life:Born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1784, he...
(1784–1860) - The Lord StewartCharles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of LondonderryCharles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Stewart from 1789 until 1813 and The Honourable Sir Charles Stewart from 1813 to 1814 and known as The Lord Stewart from 1814 to 1822, was a British soldier, politician and nobleman...
(1778–1854) - Lord BinningThomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of HaddingtonThomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington KT PC FRS , known as Lord Binning from 1794 to 1828, was a British Conservative politician and statesman.-Background and education:...
(1780–1858) - William HuskissonWilliam HuskissonWilliam Huskisson PC was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool...
(1770–1830) - William Sturges BourneWilliam Sturges BourneWilliam Sturges-Bourne PC , known as William Sturges until 1803, was a British Tory politician. He was briefly Home Secretary under George Canning in 1827.-Background and education:...
(1769–1845)
1815
- William AdamWilliam Adam (MP)William Adam, KC was a Scottish Member of Parliament in the British Parliament and subsequently a Judge.-Biography:...
(1751–1839) - The Lord AmherstWilliam Amherst, 1st Earl AmherstWilliam Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, GCH, PC was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor-General of India between 1823 and 1828.-Background and education:...
(1773–1857)
1816
- Edward ThorntonEdward Thornton (1766–1852)Sir Edward Thornton was a British diplomat, and father of Sir Edward Thornton .He was born in London, the third son of an innkeeper, but orphaned at an early age. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and at Pembroke College, Cambridge...
(1766–1852) - Sir Henry Russell, BtSir Henry Russell, 1st BaronetSir Henry Russell was a British lawyer. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1816, during the reign of George III. The Russell baronetcy of Swallowfield in Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 December 1812 for him...
(1751–1836)
1817
- Sir Richard RichardsRichard Richards (MP)Sir Richard Richards SL was a Welsh politician and judge. He was Member of Parliament for Helston on two occasions, but only made one speech in Parliament...
(1752–1823) - Sir George Hill, Bt (1763–1839)
- John BeckettSir John Beckett, 2nd BaronetSir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet, FRS was a British lawyer and Tory politician.Beckett was the son of Sir John Beckett, 1st Baronet , and his wife Mary, daughter of Christopher Wilson...
(1775–1847) - Sir Benjamin BloomfieldBenjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron BloomfieldLieutenant-General Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield GCB GCH was Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1817–1822....
(1768–1846) - The Earl TalbotCharles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl TalbotCharles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot KG, PC, FRS , styled Viscount Ingestre between 1784 and 1793, was a British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1817 and 1821....
(1777–1849) - John LeachJohn Leach (Judge)Sir John Leach, KC was an English judge.-Life:The son of Richard Leach, a coppersmith of Bedford, he was born in that town on 28 Augusr 1760. After leaving Bedford grammar school he became a pupil of Sir Robert Taylor the architect...
(1760–1834) - Sir William à Court, BtWilliam à Court, 1st Baron HeytesburyWilliam à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury GCB PC , known as Sir William à Court, Bt, from 1817 to 1828, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
(1779–1860)
1818
- George Henry RoseGeorge Henry RoseSir George Henry Rose GCH PC was the eldest son of George Rose. He was Member of Parliament for Southampton from 1794–1813 and for Christchurch from 1818–32 and 1837–44, Clerk of the Parliaments from 1818–55 and sometime Envoy Extraordinary to Munich and Berlin, and to the...
(1770–1855) - Sir Charles AbbottCharles Abbott, 1st Baron TenterdenCharles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden PC SL , was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832. Born in obscure circumstances to a barber and his wife in Canterbury, Abbott was educated initially at a dame school before moving to The King's...
(1762–1832) - Sir Robert DallasRobert DallasSir Robert Dallas , PC, SL KC was an English judge, of a Scottish family.Robert Charles Dallas was born at Kingston, Jamaica in 1756. Dallas and his brother George were educated first at James Elphinstone's school in Kensington, and then in Geneva, by the pastor Chauvet. He entered Lincoln's Inn...
(1756–1824)
1819
- Charles GrantCharles Grant, 1st Baron GlenelgCharles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg PC FRS was a Scottish politician and colonial administrator.-Background and education:...
(1778–1866) - Sir Samuel ShepherdSamuel ShepherdSir Samuel Shepherd KS PC was a British barrister, judge and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Lord Chief Baron of the Scottish Court of Exchequer...
(1760–1840)