List of Privy Counsellors (1820–1837)
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This is a List of Privy Counsellors
of the United Kingdom
appointed between the accession of King George IV
in 1820 and the death of King William IV
in 1837.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
of 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 IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George 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...
in 1820 and the death of King William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
in 1837.
1820
- Lord Boyle (1772–1853)
- The Lord GwydyrPeter Burrell, 1st Baron GwydyrPeter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr PC featured in English politics at the end of the 18th century but he was best known for his involvement in cricket, particularly his part in the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787...
(1754–1820) - Stratford CanningStratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de RedcliffeStratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe KG GCB PC , was a British diplomat and politician, best known as the longtime British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire...
(1786–1880) - Sir George Ousley (1770–1844)
1821
- The Lord BeresfordWilliam Beresford, 1st Viscount BeresfordGeneral William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, GCB, GCH, GCTE, PC , was a British soldier and politician...
(1768–1854) - The Marquess of GrahamJames Graham, 4th Duke of MontroseJames Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose KT, PC , styled Marquess of Graham until 1836, was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
(1799–1874) - The Lord GwydyrPeter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de EresbyPeter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was a British nobleman. He was the son of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby .From 1812 until 1820, he was Member of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire...
(1782–1865) - The Duke of DorsetCharles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of DorsetCharles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset KG, PC , known briefly as Charles Sackville before 1770, as Charles Germain between 1770 and 1785, and as The Viscount Sackville between 1785 and 1815, was a British peer, courtier and Tory politician...
(1767–1843) - The Marquess ConynghamHenry Conyngham, 1st Marquess ConynghamHenry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham KP, GCH, PC, FSA , known as The Lord Conyngham between 1787 and 1789, as The Viscount Conyngham between 1789 and 1797 and as The Earl Conyngham between 1797 and 1815, was an Anglo-Irish courtier and politician of the Regency period...
(1766–1832) - Henry GoulburnHenry GoulburnHenry Goulburn PC FRS was an English Conservative statesman and a member of the Peelite faction after 1846.-Background and education:...
(1784–1856)
1822
- Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn (1775–1850)
- William Henry FremantleWilliam Henry FremantleSir William Henry Fremantle GCH, PC was a British courtier and politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household from 1826 to 1837.-Background:...
(1766–1850) - Sir George Warrender, BtSir George Warrender, 4th BaronetSir George Warrender of Lochend, 4th Baronet PC, FRS was a Scottish politician. In 1799, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. Due to his lifestyle, he was nicknamed Sir Gorge Provender....
(1782–1849) - Lord BurghershJohn Fane, 11th Earl of WestmorlandGeneral John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Burghersh until 1841, was a British soldier, politician, diplomat and musician.-Background:...
(1784–1859) - Augustus John Foster (1780–1848)
- Hon. Frederick LambFrederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount MelbourneFrederick James Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne PC, GCB , known as the Lord Beauvale from 1839 to 1848, was a British diplomat....
(1782–1853) - Lord Granton (1763–1851)
1824
- The Lord GiffordRobert Gifford, 1st Baron GiffordRobert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford was a British lawyer, judge and politician.Gifford was elected to the House of Commons for Eye in 1817, a seat he represented until 1824, and served under the Earl of Liverpool as Solicitor General between 1817 and 1819 and as Attorney General between 1819 and 1824...
(1779–1826) - Sir William Alexander (c. 1754–1842)
- Hon. William Noel-HillWilliam Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron BerwickWilliam Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick, PC, FSA was a British peer, politician and diplomatist.Born William Hill, he was the second son of Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick and his wife, Anna, a maternal granddaughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. He was educated at Rugby School and Jesus...
(1773–1842) - Sir William Best (1767–1845)
1825
- The Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830....
(1785–1847) - Charles Richard VaughanCharles Richard VaughanSir Charles Richard Vaughan, GCH, PC, was a British diplomat.Vaughan born at Leicester, the son of James Vaughan, a physician, and his wife, Hester née Smalley. His brothers were Sir Henry Halford , who dropped the family name; Sir John Vaughan , a Baron of the Exchequer; and Peter Vaughan, Warden...
(1774–1849) - Henry Watkin Williams-WynnHenry Watkin Williams-WynnHenry Watkins William-Wynn was a British MP in the early 19th century. William-Wynn sat for Midhurst from January to May 1807....
(1783–1856)
1826
- The Marquess of SalisburyJames Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of SalisburyJames Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , styled Viscount Cranborne until 1823, was a British Conservative politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as Lord Privy Seal in 1852 and Lord President of the Council between 1858 and 1859...
(1791–1868) - Hon. Sir Robert GordonRobert Gordon (diplomat)Sir Robert Gordon GCB GCH PC was a British diplomat.Gordon was a younger son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo and a brother of the 4th Earl of Aberdeen...
(1791–1847) - Sir John CopleyJohn Copley, 1st Baron LyndhurstJohn Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst PC KS FRS , was a British lawyer and politician. He was three times Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
(1772–1863)
1827
- The Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 6th Duke of DevonshireWilliam George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire KG, PC , styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was a British peer, courtier and Whig politician...
(1790–1858) - The Duke of Portland (1768–1854)
- The Marquess of AngleseyHenry Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyField Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...
(1768–1854) - The Earl of Dudley (1781–1833)
- Sir Anthony HartAnthony HartSir Anthony Hart was a British lawyer.He became a barrister at the Middle Temple in 1781, and was appointed a King's Counsel in 1807. He was solicitor-general to Queen Charlotte from 1816 and was appointed Vice-Chancellor of England in 1827. He was appointed a privy Counsellor and knighted in 1827...
(1754–1831) - Hon. William LambWilliam Lamb, 2nd Viscount MelbourneWilliam Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
(1779–1848) - Sir George Cockburn (1772–1853)
- The Lord PlunketWilliam Plunket, 1st Baron PlunketWilliam Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket PC was an Irish politician and lawyer who eventually became Lord Chancellor of Ireland....
(1764–1854) - Hon. James AbercrombyJames Abercromby, 1st Baron DunfermlineJames Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline PC , was a British barrister and Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1835 and 1839.-Background and education:...
(1776–1858) - Robert Wilmot-Horton (1784–1841)
- Stephen Rumbold LushingtonStephen Rumbold LushingtonStephen Rumbold Lushington was an English Tory politician and an administrator in India. He was Governor of Madras from 1827 to 1835....
(1776–1868) - Lord William BentinckLord William BentinckLieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB, GCH, PC , known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman...
(1774–1839) - John Charles HerriesJohn Charles HerriesJohn Charles Herries PC , known as J. C. Herries, was a British politician and financier and a frequent member of Tory and Conservative cabinets in the early to mid 19th century.-Background and education:...
(1778–1855) - Sir Lancelot ShadwellLancelot ShadwellSir Lancelot Shadwell was a barrister at Lincoln's Inn and was Member of Parliament for Ripon from 1826 to 1827 before becoming Vice-Chancellor of England in 1827.He supported Jewish emancipation....
(1779–1850) - Sir James MackintoshJames MackintoshSir James Mackintosh was a Scottish jurist, politician and historian. His studies and sympathies embraced many interests. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a journalist, judge, administrator, professor, philosopher and politician.-Early life:Mackintosh was born at...
(1765–1832) - Sir William KeppelWilliam Keppel (governor)General Sir William Keppel GCB was a British soldier and colonial administrator.He entered the army as an ensign in the 25th Regiment of Foot on January 25, and became a lieutenant in the 60th Regiment of Foot March 4, 1777...
(d. 1834)
1828
- The Lord EllenboroughEdward Law, 1st Earl of EllenboroughEdward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough GCB, PC was a British Tory politician. He was four times President of the Board of Control and also served as Governor-General of India between 1842 and 1844.-Background and education:...
(1790–1871) - Thomas Frankland LewisSir Thomas Frankland Lewis, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Frankland Lewis, 1st Baronet was a British Poor Law Commissioner and MP.Lewis was born in Radnorshire, the son of John Lewis and Anne Frankland, daughter of Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet. He was an MP for most years between 1812 and 1855. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal...
(1780–1855) - The Lord HillRowland Hill, 1st Viscount HillGeneral Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Almaraz GCB, GCH served in the Napoleonic Wars as a trusted brigade, division and corps commander under the command of the Duke of Wellington. He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1829.-Early career:Educated at a school in Chester, Hill was...
(1772–1842) - Sir Christopher Robinson (1766–1833)
- Viscount LowtherWilliam Lowther, 2nd Earl of LonsdaleWilliam Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale PC, FRS , styled Viscount Lowther between 1807 and 1844, was a British Tory politician.-Background:...
(1787–1872) - Sir George Murray (1772–1846)
- Sir Henry HardingeHenry Hardinge, 1st Viscount HardingeField Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, GCB, PC was a British field marshal and Governor-general of India.-Army career:...
(1785–1856) - Thomas Peregrine Courtenay (1782–1841)
- John Wilson CrokerJohn Wilson CrokerJohn Wilson Croker was an Irish statesman and author.He was born at Galway, the only son of John Croker, the surveyor-general of customs and excise in Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1800...
(1780–1857) - John CalcraftJohn Calcraft (the younger)John Calcraft the younger , of Rempstone in Dorset and Ingress in Kent, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament....
(1765–1831) - Lord Francis Leveson-GowerFrancis Egerton, 1st Earl of EllesmereFrancis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere KG, PC , known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts...
(1800–1857) - Henry Hobhouse (1776–1854)
- Robert Adair (1763–1855)
- Charles James BlomfieldCharles James BlomfieldCharles James Blomfield was a British divine, and a Church of England bishop for 32 years.-Early life:Blomfield was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and educated at the local grammar school and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he won the Browne medals for Latin and Greek odes, and the Craven...
(1786–1857)
1829
- The Earl of RosslynJames St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of RosslynGeneral James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn GCB, PC , known as Sir James Erskine, Bt, between 1765 and 1789 and as Sir James St Clair-Erskine, Bt, between 1789 and 1805, was a Scottish soldier, politician, and Acting Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, on behalf of King George...
(1762–1837) - Sir Nicholas Conyngham TindalNicholas Conyngham TindalSir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal was a celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended Queen Caroline at her trial for adultery in 1820...
(1776–1846) - Sir Brook Taylor (1776–1846)
1830
- The Duke of NorfolkBernard Howard, 12th Duke of NorfolkBernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal was the son of Henry Howard , and Juliana Molyneux ....
(1765–1842) - The Marquess of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of CholmondeleyGeorge Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley PC , styled Viscount Malpas from 1792 to 1815 and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage to 1827 was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between 1838 and 1870...
(1792–1870) - The Earl of Jersey (1773–1859)
- The Earl of BelfastGeorge Chichester, 3rd Marquess of DonegallGeorge Hamilton Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall KP, GCH, PC , styled Viscount Chichester until 1799 and Earl of Belfast between 1799 and 1844, was an Anglo-Irish landowner, courtier and politician...
(1797–1883) - Sir William Rae, Bt (1769–1842)
- The Viscount HerefordHenry Devereux, 14th Viscount HerefordHenry Fleming Lea Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford PC was a British Tory politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1827 and 1830 and again between 1834 and 1835....
(1777–1843) - The Earl of ClareJohn FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of ClareJohn FitzGibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare KP GCH PC was the son of John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare and his wife, Anne. He succeeded to the titles of Baron FitzGibbon in the Peerage of Great Britain and Earl of Clare in the Irish Peerage in 1802.-Biography:FitzGibbon was educated at Harrow School and...
(1792–1851) - The Duke of Richmond (1791–1860)
- The Earl of AlbemarleWilliam Keppel, 4th Earl of AlbemarleWilliam Charles Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle GCH, PC , briefly styled Viscount Bury between May and October 1772, was a British Whig politician.-Background:...
(1772–1849) - The Lord DurhamJohn Lambton, 1st Earl of DurhamJohn George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham GCB, PC , also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in history texts simply as Lord Durham, was a British Whig statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America...
(1792–1840) - The Lord AucklandGeorge Eden, 1st Earl of AucklandGeorge Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, GCB, PC was a British Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842....
(1784–1849) - The Lord Brougham and VauxHenry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and VauxHenry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.As a young lawyer in Scotland Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in...
(1778–1868) - Lord John RussellJohn Russell, 1st Earl RussellJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC , known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century....
(1792–1878) - Viscount AlthorpJohn Spencer, 3rd Earl SpencerJohn Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer PC, FRS , styled Viscount Althorp from 1783 to 1834, was a British statesman...
(1782–1845) - The Lord DoverGeorge Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron DoverGeorge James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover PC FRS FSA was a British politician and man of letters. He was briefly First Commissioner of Woods and Forests under Lord Grey between 1830 and 1831.-Background and education:...
(1797–1833) - Hon. Edward Smith-StanleyEdward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of DerbyEdward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley...
(1799–1869) - George Robert DawsonGeorge Robert DawsonGeorge Robert Dawson PC , was an Anglo-Irish Tory politician.-Background and education:Dawson was born at Castledawson, County Londonderry, Ireland, the son of Arthur Dawson, who represented Banagher, Midleton and Newtownards in the Irish Parliament, and Catherine Tyrone...
(1790–1856) - Sir James Graham, Bt (1792–1861)
- Charles Poulett ThomsonCharles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron SydenhamCharles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham PC was a British politician and the first Governor of the united Province of Canada.-Background:...
(1799–1841) - Sir William Johnstone HopeWilliam Johnstone HopeVice Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope, GCB was a prominent and controversial British Royal Navy officer and politician in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain, whose career experienced fleet actions, disputes with royalty, party politics and entry to both Russian and British...
(1766–1831) - The Viscount AnsonThomas Anson, 1st Earl of LichfieldThomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield PC , known as The Viscount Anson from 1818 to 1831, was a British Whig politician. He served under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Master of the Buckhounds between 1830 and 1834 and under Melbourne Postmaster General between 1835 and 1841...
(1795–1854) - Robert GrantRobert Grant (MP)Sir Robert Grant GCH was a British lawyer and politician.He was born in India, the son of Charles Grant, chairman of the Directors of the Honourable East India Company, and younger brother of Charles Grant, later Lord Glenelg. Returning home with their father in 1790, the two brothers were entered...
(1779–1838) - The Marquess of ClanricardeUlick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin until 1808 and known as The Earl of Clanricarde between 1808 and 1825, was a British Whig politician.-Background and education:...
(1802–1874) - Hon. Robert GrosvenorRobert Grosvenor, 1st Baron EburyRobert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC , styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treasurer of the Household between 1846 and 1847...
(1801–1893) - The Lord FoleyThomas Foley, 3rd Baron FoleyThomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley PC , was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners under Lord Grey between 1830 and 1833.-Background:...
(1780–1833) - Sir James KemptJames KemptGeneral Sir James Kempt, GCB was a British Army officer, who served in Holland, Egypt, Italy, the Peninsula, and British North America during the Napoleonic Wars...
(1764–1854)
1831
- The Earl of ErrollWilliam Hay, 18th Earl of ErrollWilliam George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll KT, GCH, PC , styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.-Background and education:...
(1801–1846) - The Earl HoweRichard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl HoweRichard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, GCH, PC was a British peer and courtier.Curzon was the third son of Hon...
(1796–1870) - The Earl of RoseberyArchibald Primrose, 4th Earl of RoseberySir Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery KT, PC, FRS was a British Member of Parliament.Archibald Primrose was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, gaining his MA in 1804...
(1783–1868) - Viscount DuncannonJohn Ponsonby, 4th Earl of BessboroughJohn William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician...
(1781–1847) - Michael Angelo TaylorMichael Angelo TaylorMichael Angelo Taylor was an English politician.He was a son of Sir Robert Taylor , the architect, and was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, becoming a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1774...
(1757–1834) - Lord Stanley (1775–1851)
- The Lord PlunketWilliam Plunket, 1st Baron PlunketWilliam Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket PC was an Irish politician and lawyer who eventually became Lord Chancellor of Ireland....
(1765–1854) - Sir Henry Parnell, Bt (1776–1842)
- The Duke of LeinsterAugustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of LeinsterAugustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster, etc., PC, PC was an Irish peer and freemason, styled Marquess of Kildare from birth until 1804. He was born and died in Carton....
(1791–1874) - Sir Frederick AdamFrederick AdamGeneral Sir Frederick Adam GCB GCMG was a Scottish major-general at the Battle of Waterloo, in command of the 3rd Brigade. He was the fourth son of William Adam of Blair Adam and his wife Eleanora, the daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone.-Military career:At the age of fourteen...
(1781–1853) - Sir Edward East, Bt (1764–1847)
1832
- Sir John Hobhouse, BtJohn Hobhouse, 1st Baron BroughtonJohn Cam Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton GCB, PC, FRS , known as Sir John Hobhouse, Bt, from 1831 to 1851, was a British politician and memoirist.-Background and education:...
(1786–1869) - Charles Tennyson d'EyncourtCharles Tennyson d'EyncourtCharles Tennyson d'Eyncourt , born Charles Tennyson, was a British politician, landowner and Member of Parliament for Stamford from 1831 to 1832 and for Lambeth from 1832 to 1852...
(1784–1861) - Sir William GarrowWilliam GarrowSir William Garrow KC, PC, FRS was a British barrister, politician and judge known for his indirect reform of the advocacy system, which helped usher in the adversarial court system used in most common law nations today...
(1760–1840) - The Earl of MulgraveConstantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of NormanbyConstantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby KG GCB GCH, PC , styled Viscount Normanby between 1812 and 1831 and known as The Earl of Mulgrave between 1831 and 1838, was a British Whig politician and author...
(1797–1863) - Holt Mackenzie (1786-1876)
- Henry Ellis (1777–1855)
- The Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto GCB, PC , styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician.-Background and education:...
(1782–1859) - Sir Thomas DenmanThomas Denman, 1st Baron DenmanThomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman PC KC was a British lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Lord Chief Justice between 1832 and 1850.-Background and education:Denman was born in London, the son of Dr Thomas Denman...
(1779–1854)
1833
- The Earl of Denbigh (1796–1865)
- The Earl of MunsterGeorge FitzClarence, 1st Earl of MunsterGeorge Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster PC , was the eldest natural son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothy Jordan....
(1794–1842) - Edward ElliceEdward Ellice (merchant)Edward Ellice the Elder , known in his time as the "Bear", was a British merchant and politician. He was a Director of the Hudson's Bay Company and a prime mover behind the Reform Bill of 1832....
(1781–1863) - Edward LittletonEdward Littleton, 1st Baron HathertonEdward John Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton PC, FRS , was a British politician, of first the Canningite Tories and later the Whigs. He had a long political career, active in each of the Houses of Parliament in turn over a period of forty years...
(1791–1863) - Sir James ParkeJames Parke, 1st Baron WensleydaleJames Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale PC was a British barrister and judge. After an education at The King's School, Macclesfield and Trinity College, Cambridge he studied under a special pleader, before being called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1813...
(1782–1868) - Sir John Bernard Bosanquet (1773–1847)
- Sir Alexander Johnstone (1775–1849)
- The Duke of ArgyllGeorge Campbell, 6th Duke of ArgyllGeorge William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll GCH, PC , styled Earl of Campbell from 1768 to 1770 and Marquess of Lorne from 1770 to 1806, was a Scottish Whig politician and nobleman.-Background:...
(1766–1839)
1834
- The Marquess of SligoHowe Browne, 2nd Marquess of SligoHowe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, KP, PC, PC , , was an Irish peer and colonial governor, styled Viscount Westport until 1800 and Earl of Altamont from 1800 to 1809....
(1788–1845) - Sir John Bayley (1763–1841)
- Sir Robert Graham (1744–1836)
- Sir John VaughanJohn Vaughan (puisne judge)Sir John Vaughan PC was an English judge.Vaughan was born at Leicester, the third but second surviving son of Dr. James Vaughan a physician at Leicester, and his wife, Hester née Smalley. He was called to the bar in June 1791. In 1816 he became King's Serjeant and in 1827 he became Baron of...
(1769–1839) - Thomas Spring Rice (1790–1866)
- Robert Cutlar FergussonRobert Cutlar FergussonRobert Cutlar Fergusson was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was 17th Laird of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons, seated at Craigdarroch ....
(1768–1838) - The Earl of GosfordArchibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of GosfordArchibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford GCB , styled The Honourable Archibald Acheson from 1790 to 1806 and Lord Acheson from 1806 to 1807, was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century.-Background:Born at...
(1776–1849) - Sir Charles PepysCharles Pepys, 1st Earl of CottenhamCharles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham PC KC was a British lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
(1781–1851) - Sir Herbert Jenner-FustHerbert Jenner-FustSir Herbert Jenner-Fust, born Herbert Jenner was an English judge, dean of the arches.-Early life:Jenner-Fust, surname initially Jenner, was second son of Robert Jenner of Doctors' Commons, proctor, and of Chislehurst, Kent, by his second wife, Ann, eldest daughter of Peter Birt of Wenvoe Castle,...
(1778–1852) - The Viscount CombermereStapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount CombermereField Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere GCB, GCH, KSI, PC , was a British military leader, diplomat and politician...
(1773–1865) - The Lord WharncliffeJames Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron WharncliffeColonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe PC , was a British soldier and politician...
(1776–1845) - Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt (1781–1849)
- Sir James ScarlettJames Scarlett, 1st Baron AbingerJames Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger was an English lawyer, politician and judge.-Background and education:...
(1769–1844) - Sir Edward SugdenEdward Sugden, 1st Baron St LeonardsEdward Burtenshaw Sugden, 1st Baron St Leonards PC was a British lawyer, judge and Conservative politician.-Background:St Leonards was the son of a high-class hairdresser and wig-maker in Westminster, London....
(1781–1875) - Alexander BaringAlexander Baring, 1st Baron AshburtonAlexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton PC was a British politician and financier.-Background:Baring was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and of Harriet, daughter of William Herring...
(1774–1848) - Lord Granville SomersetLord Granville SomersetLord Granville Charles Henry Somerset PC was a British Tory politician. He held office under Sir Robert Peel as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1834 and 1835 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1841 and 1846.-Background and education:Somerset was the second son of...
(1792–1848) - William Yates PeelWilliam Yates PeelWilliam Yates Peel , was a British Tory politician.Peel was the second son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, and his first wife Ellen . He was the younger brother of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, and the elder brother of Jonathan Peel. He was educated at Harrow and St John's College,...
(1789–1858) - Joseph PlantaJoseph PlantaSir Joseph Planta GCH was a British diplomat and politician of Swiss descent. He was the MP for Hastings, England.Joseph Planta was the son of another Joseph Planta , who moved from Switzerland to England and who became the Principal Librarian of the British Museum in London...
(1787–1847) - The Earl of ChesterfieldGeorge Stanhope, 6th Earl of ChesterfieldGeorge Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield PC , styled Lord Stanhope until 1815, was a British Tory politician, courtier and race horse owner...
(1805–1866) - The Earl de Grey (1781–1859)
1835
- Viscount CastlereaghFrederick Stewart, 4th Marquess of LondonderryFrederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry KP, PC , styled Viscount Castlereagh between 1822 and 1854, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and Tory politician...
(1805–1872) - Hon. Henry Lowry-Corry (1803–1873)
- Viscount HowickHenry Grey, 3rd Earl GreyHenry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey , known as Viscount Howick from 1807 until 1845, was an English statesman.-Background:Grey was the eldest son of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by his wife the Hon...
(1802–1894) - Henry LabouchereHenry Labouchere, 1st Baron TauntonHenry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton PC was a prominent British Whig and Liberal Party politician of the mid-19th century.-Background and education:...
(1798–1869) - The Marquess ConynghamFrancis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess ConynghamGeneral Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham KP, GCH, PC , styled Lord Francis Conyngham between 1816 and 1824 and Earl of Mount Charles between 1824 and 1832, was a British soldier, courtier and politician.-Background and education:Born in Dublin, Conyngham was the second son of...
(1797–1876) - Viscount Morpeth (1802–1864)
- Sir Hussey Vivian, BtHussey Vivian, 1st Baron VivianLieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian GCB, GCH, PC , known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828 and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt from 1828 to 1841, was a British cavalry leader who came of a Cornish family.-Early career:Educated at Harrow and Exeter College, Oxford, Vivian entered...
(1775–1842) - Hon. George ByngGeorge Byng, 2nd Earl of StraffordGeorge Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, PC , styled Viscount Enfield between 1847 and 1860, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background, education and military career:...
(1806–1886) - Sir Harford Jones Brydges, Bt (1764–1847)
- Lord Charles FitzRoyLord Charles FitzRoy (politician)Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles FitzRoy PC , was a British soldier and Whig politician. He fought at the Battle of Waterloo at an early age and later held political office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1835 and 1838.-Background:Fitzroy was the second son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke...
(1791–1865) - Sir Charles Edward GreyCharles Edward GreySir Charles Edward Grey GCH was a British politician.He was a younger son of Ralph William Grey of Backworth. Grey was educated at University College, Oxford, graduating in 1806, and elected a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1808. He was called to the bar in 1811, and appointed a commissioner...
(1785–1865)
1836
- Henry BickerstethHenry Bickersteth, 1st Baron LangdaleHenry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale KC, PC was an English law reformer and Master of the Rolls.He was born on 18 June 1783 at Kirkby Lonsdale, three years before his brother Edward Bickersteth...
(1783–1851) - The Lord ElphinstoneJohn Elphinstone, 13th Lord ElphinstoneJohn Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone and 1st Baron Elphinstone GCB GCH PC was a Scottish soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was twice elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a Scottish Representative peer, serving once from 14 January 1833 to 29 December 1834 and then...
(1807–1860)
1837
- The Viscount FalklandLucius Cary, 10th Viscount FalklandLucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland GCH, PC was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician.-Background:Falkland was the son of Charles John Cary, 9th Viscount Falkland, and his wife Christiana...
(1803–1884) - James Alexander Stewart-MackenzieJames Alexander Stewart-MackenzieJames Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie , was a Scottish politician and British colonial administrator.Born James Alexander Stewart, the son of Vice Admiral Keith Stewart , he assumed the surname Stewart-Mackenzie after his marriage on 21 May 1817 to Mary Elizabeth Frederica Mackenzie , daughter...
(1784–1843)