- Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, OM, PC (born October 8, 1929 in Dewsbury, England), is a British politician and was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons. - Michael Martin
Michael John Martin MP (born 3 July 1945) is the current Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. - Harry Hylton-Foster
Sir Harry Braustyn Hylton-Foster, (April 10 1905 - September 2 1965), was a British Conservative politician who served as an MP from 1950 until his death. He was also the Speaker of the House of Commons for the final six years of his life. Hylton-Foster was born in Surrey, his father was a barrister, and he was educated at Eton College before reading jurisprudence at Magdalen College, Oxford, in which he graduated with a first-class degree. He was called to the bar in 1928, … - Arthur Onslow
Arthur Onslow (1 October 1691, Chelsea - 17 February 1768) was an English politician. He was the elder son of Foot Onslow (d. 1710). Educated at The Royal Grammar School, Guildford and at Wadham College, Oxford, he became a barrister, rising to Recorder of Guildford, and in 1720 entered Parliament as a member for the borough of Guildford. Seven years later he became one of the members for Surrey with the highest majority ever recorded, and he retained this seat until 1761. - John Smith
John Smith (1655/6 - 1723) 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 Smith, Lady Dashwood. He was educated St John's College, Oxford, was at the Middle Temple and was an MP from 1678. He married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Strickland, and had two daughters, Mary Smith and Anne Smith, Lady Grant. Smith was first appointed as Chancellor on June 2, 1699 until March 27, … - Selwyn Lloyd
John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd CH PC (28 July 1904 - 18 May 1978), known for most of his career as Selwyn-Lloyd, was a British Conservative politician. Lloyd was educated at Fettes and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union, and was a Liberal Parliamentary candidate in the 1929 General Election. He served as a councillor on Hoylake Urban District Council 1932-40. - Bernard Weatherill
Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill PC, DL (25 November 1920 - 6 May, 2007) was an English politician, and Speaker of the British House of Commons. - William Lenthall
William Lenthall, was an English politician of the Civil War period, Speaker of the House of Commons. The second son of William Lenthall of North Leigh in Oxfordshire, a descendant of an old Herefordshire family, he was born at Henley-on-Thames. He left Oxford without taking a degree in 1609, and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1616, becoming a bencher in 1633. He represented Woodstock in the Short Parliament (April 1640), … - Thomas Hungerford
Sir Thomas (de) Hungerford (circa 1330 - 3 December 1397) was the first person to be recorded in the rolls of the Parliament of England as holding the (pre-existing) office of Speaker of the House of Commons - Thomas Chaucer
Thomas Chaucer ("c." 1367-14 March, 1434), was the Speaker of the British House of Commons on three occasions and son of Geoffrey Chaucer and Philippa (de) Roet. Thomas seems to have done well from his father's standing as both a poet and also an administrator. This is despite suggestions that Geoffrey Chaucer had fallen out of favour with Henry IV who had recently seized power. He was Chief Butler of England for almost thirty years, … - Sir Robert Bell
Sir Robert Bell (Unknown - "d." 1577) of Beaupre Hall, Norfolk, was a Speaker of the British House of Commons (1572-1576), who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. "Knighted 1577, Of Counsel King's Lynn 1560, Recorder from 1561, Bencher Middle Temple 1565, Autumn Reader 1565, Lent Reader 1571", <sup> "HoP"</sup> "Of Counsel Great Yarmouth from 11 February 1562-3",<sup>"DNB"</sup> "Justice of the Peace of the Quorum, Norfolk from 1564, … - Thomas More
Thomas More Thomas More Thomas More had an education suited to a son of a gentleman, and seemed destined for the legal career mapped out by his father. Although the future held much promise for him, More was unsure of the direction he wanted his life to take. He considered becoming a priest but decided not to enter the Church because of his burning desire to have a family. - Horace King
Horace Maybray King, Baron Maybray-King, PC (25 May 1901 - 3 September 1986), was a British politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) from 1950 until 1970 before becoming a life peer. Following the death of Harry Hylton-Foster in September 1965, King, who had served as deputy speaker for ten months, became the Speaker of the House of Commons. He was the first person from the Labour Party ever to hold this position. - Edward Fitzroy
Captain Edward Algernon FitzRoy PC (24 July 1869-3 March 1943) was a Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the British House of Commons from 1928 until his death. FitzRoy was the second son of the 3rd Baron Southampton. As a boy, He served as a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria. A member of Northamptonshire County Council from 1896 to 1921, FitzRoy first entered Parliament in 1900 as Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire South. - John Henry Whitley
John Henry Whitley (1866 - 1935) was a respected and successful British politician whose life and career spanned a period of significant social change, from roots in the heart of the Industrial Revolution through to the inter-war period. - Paul Foley
Paul Foley (1644/5 - 1698) (also known as "Speaker Foley") was the second son of Thomas Foley of Witley Court the prominent Midlands ironmaster. He took over his father's ironworks in and around the Forest of Dean in the early 1670s and continued them until 1685 when he let them to John Wheeler and Richard Avenant, who had managed ironworks for his brother Philip Foley. - Peter de la Mare
Sir Peter de la Mare, (died c. 1387), was an English politician who is best remembered as the Speaker of the House of Commons during the Good Parliament of 1376. Before becoming speaker, de la Mare worked variously as a toll collector, Sheriff of Herefordshire, and as a steward to Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March. It was probably his connection to Mortimer that earned him his position in Parliament. - Charles Wolfran Cornwall
Charles Wolfram Cornwall, PC (15 June 1735 - 2 January 1789), was a British politician. In 1768, he was returned as MP for Grampound. He was created a Privy Councillor in 1780. As Speaker of the British House of Commons, Cornwall achieved notoriety for keeping a large (and replenished) stock of porter beneath the Speaker's Chair, with which he would, frequently and without shame, succour himself when (as happened very often) the debates grew too boring for him. - Douglas Clifton Brown
Douglas Clifton Brown (16 August 1879 - 5 May 1958) was a British politician, and later was created Viscount Ruffside. The son of James Clifton Brown and Amelia Rowe, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was MP for Hexham from 1918 to 1923 and from 1924 to 1951. He was Speaker of the British House of Commons from 1943 to 1951. - Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke (pronounced "cook") (1 February 1552 - 3 September 1634), was an early English colonial entrepreneur and jurist whose writings on the English common law were the definitive legal texts for some 300 years. Coke was born at Mileham, Norfolk, the son of a London barrister from a Norfolk family. He was educated at Norwich School and then Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a Member of Parliament in 1589, … - John Baker
Sir John Baker (1488-1558) was an English politician, and served as a Chancellor of the Exchequer, having previously been Speaker of the English House of Commons. He kept a country estate at Sissinghurst Castle, Kent and was the grandfather of Sir Richard Baker, the sixteenth-century historian. - Edward Turnour
Sir Edward Turnour (1617-1686) was a Speaker of the House of Commons. Edward Turnor was son of Arthur Turnor of Little Parndon, Essex. Passing from Abingdon School to Queen's College, Oxford, he became a barrister, called at Middle Temple, and member of parliament in turn for Essex (1654-61) and Hertford (1661-71). It was while Turnor sat for Hertford that he served as Speaker of the Commons (1661-71) and Solicitor General. He was knighted (1660). - John Trevor
Sir John Trevor (1637-20 May 1717) was Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1685 to 1687 and from 1689 to 1695. The exact date of Sir John Trevor's birth is unrecorded. He was a grandson of Sir Edward Trevor. A native of Denbighshire and educated at Ruthin School, he was a partisan of James II and was deprived of his office on the accession of William III. In 1690, however, he once again returned to parliament as Speaker. - William Catesby
Sir William Catesby (1450-1485) was a prominent member of the group that supported Richard III of England during his brief reign. He was a member of the Council that ruled during the reign of Edward V, serving as a spy for the Duke of Gloucester (soon to be Richard III). After Richard was enthroned, Catesby served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and as Speaker of the House of Commons during the Parliament of 1484. He also received a substantial grant of land from the king, … - Richard Empson
Sir Richard Empson, minister of Henry VII, king of England, was a son of Peter Empson, an influential inhabitant of Towcester. Educated as a lawyer he soon attained considerable success in his profession, and in 1491 was a Knight of the Shire for Northamptonshire in parliament and speaker of the House of Commons. Early in the reign of Henry VII he became associated with Edmund Dudley in carrying out the king’s rigorous and arbitrary system of taxation, … - John Cust
Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet PC (29 August 1718-24 January 1770), was a British politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770. Cust was the son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, and Anne Brownlow, daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet. He was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Cust was elected to the House of Commons for Grantham in 1743, seat he would continue to represent until his death 27 years later. - Thomas Englefield
Sir Thomas Englefield (c. 1450-April 3, 1514) was Speaker of England's House of Commons from 1496 to 1497 and again in 1509. A Knight of the Bath, he was probably born in Englefield in Berkshire in c.1450. His family were certainly lords of the manor there for many generations. However, he also held land on the Welsh border, notably in Worcestershire where he became a magistrate (JP) and High Sheriff. Sir Thomas was the grandfather of the Catholic politician, … - Thomas Richardson
Sir Thomas Richardson (3 July 1569 - 4 February 1635), born in Hardwick, Norfolk, was a Speaker of the House of Commons 1621-1622, and later became Chief Justice of Common Pleas 22 November 1626. He was promoted 24 October 1631 to Lord Chief Justice of King's Bench. He was buried in Westminster Abbey. - James Dyer
Sir James Dyer (1510-1582) was a judge and Speaker of the British House of Commons during the reign of Edward VI of England. Dyer was knighted at Whitehall on 9 April 1553, Strand Inn, preparatory 1520s, Middle Temple abt. 1530, called to the bar 1537?, bencher 1540s, serjeant-at-law 17 Oct. 1552 and MP for Wells, in Somerset, and later for Cambridgeshire, speaker of the house of commons 1553, justice of the peace for Cambridgeshire 1547, … - Thomas Hanmer
Sir Thomas Hanmer (September 24, 1677 - May 7, 1746) was the fourth baronet of Hanmer, Flintshire and Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharging the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality. He is, however, perhaps best remembered as being one of the early editors of the works of William Shakespeare. He was one of the founding governors of the Foundling Hospital, a charity set up for London's abandoned children in 1739, … - Francis Rous
Francis Rous (1579 - 1659) was a versifier of the Psalms, a Cornishman, and a prominent Puritan, took a leading part in Parliament, was Provost of Eton, and wrote several theological and devotional works. His memory has been chiefly kept green by his translation of the Psalms into verse, which with some modifications was adopted by the Church and Parliament of Scotland for use in public worship, … - John Finch
Sir John Finch, Baron Finch of Fordwich (September 17, 1584 - November 27, 1660), generally known as Sir John Finch, English judge, a member of the old family of Finch. Was called to the bar in 1611. He was returned to parliament for Canterbury in 1614, and became recorder of the same place in 1617. Having attracted the notice of Charles I, who visited Canterbury in 1625, and was received with an address by Finch in his capacity as recorder, … - Christopher Yelverton
Sir Christopher Yelverton, Judge and speaker of the House of Commons Knight of the Bath 23 July 1603, matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1550, MP for Brackley, Northamptonshire, in 1563, recorder of Northampton from 1568-1599, JP for Northamptonshire from about 1573, called to the bar, and elected treasurer of Gray's Inn 1579 and 1585, Reader 1574 and 1584, serjeant-at-law in 1589, speaker of the House of Commons 1597, queen's serjeant from 1598-1602, … - William Tresham
William Tresham was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 3 July 1442 to 10 June 1449 as well as being Speaker of the House of Commons from 1439 to 1442, in 1447 and from 1449 to 1450 in which year he was murdered. The family is connected to the Northamptonshire village of Sywell. His son, Thomas, was also Speaker. He was beheaded in 1471. - Harbottle Grimston
Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet (January 27, 1603 - January 2, 1685) was an English politician, and son of Sir Harbottle Grimston, Bart. (d. 1648), born at Bradfield Hall, near Manningtree. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he became a barrister of Lincoln's Inn, then recorder of Harwich and recorder of Colchester. As member for Colchester, Grimston sat in the Short Parliament of 1640, and he represented the same borough during the Long Parliament, … - William Cordell
Sir Willian Cordell (1522?-1581) Master of the Rolls and Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Queen Mary I Knighted 1558, member of Lincoln's Inn 1538, called to the bar 1544, bencher 1553, reader 1554, a founding member of the Russia Company, received a grant of arms for his father in 1548 and one for himself (quartering Webb) in 1549, Solicitor General to Mary I 1553, master of the rolls and a member of the privy council 1557, … - Edmund Dudley
Edmund Dudley (c. 1462 - August 17, 1510), minister of Henry VII of England, was a grandson of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley. After studying at Oxford and at Gray's Inn, Dudley came under the notice of Henry VII, and is said to have been made a privy councillor at the early age of twenty-three. In 1492 he helped to negotiate the Peace of Etaples with France and soon became prominent in assisting the king to check the lawlessness of the barons. - Robert Sawyer
Sir Robert Sawyer (1633 - 1692) was the Attorney General for England and Wales and, briefly, Speaker of the English House of Commons. Robert was a younger son of Sir Edmund Sawyer of Heywood Lodge at White Waltham in Berkshire who was Auditor of the Exchequer. He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge with Samuel Pepys and was a benefactor of the library there. Upon leaving university, he became a barrister of the Inner Temple and took part in a number of well-known cases. - William Alington
Sir William Alington, Knt., (d.1446), Lord of the Manor of both Bottisham & Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, was Speaker of the House of Commons 1429-30, Treasurer of The Exchequer, and High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1438. Descended from Sir Hildebrand de Alington, Under-Marshall to William 'The Conqueror' at the Battle of Hastings, Sir William Alington married Joanna, daughter of Sir William Burghe, Knight Banneret, Lord Chief-Justice of the King's Bench. - Sir James Pickering
Sir James Pickering (d. c. 1398) was Speaker of the English Parliament in 1378 (which met in Gloucester) and again from 1382 to 1383. The protestation which, as Speaker, he made for freedom of speech, and declaring the loyalty of the Commons, was recorded in the rolls for the first time (Rolls of Parliament, iii. 34 b). He was knight for the shire of Westmorland in 1363 and 1369. On 20 Dec 1368 he was commissioner of array in Westmorland, …
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