- William Alexander
William Alexander (1726 - 1783), who claimed the disputed title of Earl of Stirling, was an American major-general during the American Revolutionary War. Born in New York City, Alexander was an educated, ambitious and bright young man and was proficient in mathematics and astronomy. He joined his mother in a successful provisioning business and, in 1747, married Sarah Livingston, … - John Sinclair 3rd Viscount Thurso
John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso (born 10 September 1953), known as John Thurso, is a Scottish businessman and Liberal Democrat politician. His right as a hereditary peer to sit in the House of Lords was abolished in 1999, but at the United Kingdom general election, 2001 he was elected to the House of Commons to represent Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. The former constituency of Caithness and Sutherland had been held by his grandfather, … - James Graham 8th Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose (b. 1935), is the only duke who has a seat in the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer. He takes the Conservative Party whip and is the shadow spokesman for Scotland. The other duke in the House, the Duke of Norfolk, did not have to stand for election as he holds the Royal Office of Earl Marshal. - Robert Bertie 3rd Earl of Lindsey
Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey (before 1641 - 8 May 1701) was a British Hereditary Peer. He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey and Martha Cokayne. His mother died shortly after his birth about July 1641. From 1661 to 1666 he was Member of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire. On his father's death on 25 July 1666, he succeeded him as 3rd Earl of Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain. He married twice. - Flora Fraser 21st Lady Saltoun
Flora Marjory Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun<sup>1</sup>;, Chief of the Name and the Arms of Fraser (born October 18, 1930) is currently the only female holder of a lordship of Parliament who has a seat in the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer. She is the head of the Frasers of Philorth. Flora Fraser was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the daughter of Alexander Fraser and Dorothy Geraldine Welby. Her maternal grandfather was Charles Glynne Earle Welby. - John Palmer 4th Earl of Selborne
John Roundell Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne KBE, FRS, FIBiol (born 24 March 1940) is a British peer and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of Captain William Palmer, Viscount Wolmer, in turn son of the 3rd Earl of Selborne, and Hon. Grace Ridley, he succeeded to his grandfather's titles in 1971. - Baron Vivian
Baron Vivian, of Glynn and of Truro in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1841 for the soldier Sir Hussey Vivian. He had already been created a Baronet, of Truro in the County of Cornwall, in 1828. His eldest legitimate son, the second Baron, represented Bodmin in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. - William Astor 4th Viscount Astor
William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. Astor was educated at Eton College, and in 1976 married Annabel, Lady Sheffield, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. Annabel is the stepdaughter of the Viscount's uncle Michael Astor. - Michael Onslow 7th Earl of Onslow
Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow (born 28 February 1938) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was known as Viscount Cranley from 1945 to 1971, and he was educated at Eton and the Sorbonne. - Roger Chorley 2nd Baron Chorley
Roger Richard Edward Chorley, 2nd Baron Chorley (born 14 August 1930) is a British chartered accountant and peer. The son of the 1st Baron Chorley was educated at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in natural sciences and economics in 1953. He succeeded to his father's title in 1987. Chorley worked for Coopers and Lybrand from 1954 to 1990, as partner from 1967 to 1989. - Herbrand Sackville 9th Earl De La Warr
Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr GBE, PC (June 20 1900 - January 28 1976), known as Lord Buckhurst from 1900 until 1915 (and sometimes nicknamed "Buck de la Warr" after that), was a British National Labour politician in the 1930s. The son of a Conservative father and Liberal mother, Herbrand Sackville was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford where he developed trends towards socialism. - Margaret Of Mar 30th Countess of Mar
Margaret Alison of Mar, 30th Countess of Mar (born 19 September 1940) is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, an elected hereditary peer and the holder of the original Earldom of Mar, the oldest peerage title in the United Kingdom. She is the only "suo jure" Countess in the House of Lords. - William Hare 5th Earl of Listowel
William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel GCMG PC (28 September 1906-12 March 1997), known as Viscount Ennismore from 1924 to 1931, was a British hereditary peer and Labour politician. The eldest son of 4th Earl of Listowel and the Hon. Freda Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, he was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford. He succeeded his father in 1931. He served as a Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps. - Alexander Montagu 13th Duke of Manchester
Alexander Charles David Drogo Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester (born 11 December 1962) is a British hereditary peer, the son of the 12th Duke of Manchester. He married Wendy Dawn Buford, and has two children: *Alexander Michael Charles Drogo Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, (born 13 May 1993) (styled Lord Kimbolton until 2002) *The Lady Ashley Faith Maxine Nell Montagu (born 16 June 1999) The Duke lives in California. - John Astor 3rd Baron Astor of Hever
John Jacob Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, DL (born 16 June 1946) is a British businessman and Conservative elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. He is the Opposition Spokesman for Defence. He is the eldest son of Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Irene Haig. He succeeded his father in 1984. - James Hamilton 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
James Leslie Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (11 February 1938 - 28 September 2006) was a British Conservative Party hereditary peer. Hamilton was the elder son (and second child) of John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, a Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen. The title was originally granted to Hamilton's great-grandfather, John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, who was a Liberal politician, and had been inherited by his second son, Gavin Hamilton, … - Phelim O'Neill 2nd Baron Rathcavan
Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan (2 November 1909 - 20 December 1994) was a politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the House of Lords. The son of Hugh O'Neill, a Unionist politician, Phelim studied at Eton College before joining the Royal Artillery. He became a Major during World War II. O'Neill was elected to Westminster for the Ulster Unionist Party at the North Antrim by-election, 1952, succeeding his father. He stood down at the UK general election, … - John Slim 2nd Viscount Slim
John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim OBE, DL, FRGS (born 20 July 1927) is a British peer and soldier. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers in the House of Lords, elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. In 1970, he succeeded to his father's title. The son of the 1st Viscount Slim, he was educated at Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College in Dehra Dun in India. - Robert Methuen 7th Baron Methuen
Robert Alexander Holt Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen (born 22 July 1931) is a British peer. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999. A younger son of the 5th Baron Methuen, he was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in engineering in 1957. In 1994, he succeeded his elder brother to the title. - Hugh Trenchard 3rd Viscount Trenchard
Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard (born 12 March 1951) is a British soldier and businessman. In 1987, he succeeded to his father's titles. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers in the House of Lords, elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 2nd Viscount Trenchard and Patricia Bailey, he was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973. - Morys Bruce 4th Baron Aberdare
Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, KBE, PC, DL (16 June 1919-23 January 2005) was a Conservative politician, and from 1999 until his death one of ninety elected hereditary peers in the British House of Lords. In 1932, Bruce began his education at Winchester College in Hampshire, and four years later, he matriculated at New College, Oxford. - Cherry Drummond 16th Baroness Strange
Jean Cherry Drummond of Megginch, 16th Baroness Strange (17 December 1928 - Megginch Castle, 11 March 2005) was a cross bench hereditary peer in the House of Lords. Strange was educated at Oxenfoord Castle boarding school near Edinburgh, and read English and history at St Andrews University and the University of Cambridge. She married Humphrey Evans, MC, a captain in the Grenadier Guards, in 1952. - Charles Beauclerk Earl of Burford
Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk, Earl of Burford (born 22 February 1965) is the eldest son and heir apparent of the Duke of St Albans. From 1994 to 2001 he was married to a Canadian actress and pop singer, Louise Robey. From that marriage he has one son, James Malcolm Aubrey Edward de Vere Beauclerk, Lord Vere (born 2 August 1995). - Michael Allenby 3rd Viscount Allenby
Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby (born 20 April 1931) is a British politician and hereditary peer, descended from Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (a famous commander during the Second Boer War and World War I). Allenby was educated at Eton and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Hussars (formerly the 11th Hussars), which was stationed in Malaya between 1953 and 1956. - Dominic Hubbard 6th Baron Addington
Dominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington (born 24 August 1963) is a British politician, one of ninety elected hereditary peers currently sitting in the House of Lords. He is a member of the Liberal Democrats. Hubbard was educated at The Hewett School, Norwich and at the University of Aberdeen, receiving an M.A. from the latter institution. He inherited the peerage title Baron Addington, of Addington, Co. Buckingham from his father, James Hubbard. - Christopher James 5th Baron Northbourne
Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne DL, FRICS (born 18 February 1926) is a British farmer and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 4th Baron Northbourne and Katharine Louise Nickerson, he succeeded to his father's title in 1982. He was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and Magdalen College, Oxford, … - Edward Baldwin 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (born 3 January 1938) is a British educator and Crossbench elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. Lord Baldwin of Bewdley was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied modern languages and law. Before entering Trinity he served from 1956 until 1958 in the armed forces. In 1970 he married the late Sarah James, with whom he had three sons. - Alexander Scrymgeour 12th Earl of Dundee
Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee (born 1949) is a Scottish nobleman. He sits in the House of Lords, taking the Conservative whip, as an elected hereditary peer. He is married to Siobhan Mary Llewellyn and has the children *Lady Marina Patricia Thompson (born 21 Aug 1980) *Henry David Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, Viscount Dudhope (born 20 Jun 1982) *Lady Flora Hermione Vera Scrymgeour (born 1985) *Lady Lavinia Rebecca Elizabeth Scrymgeour (born 1986). - Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson 3rd Baron Selsdon
Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon (born 27 October 1937) is a British peer, banker and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 2nd Baron Selsdon, he was educated at Winchester College. Mitchell-Thomson served in the Royal Navy from 1956 to 1958, reaching the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. - Baron Huntingfield
Baron Huntingfield is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first two creations were by writ, but little more is known about them. They probably became extinct or fell into abeyance on the death of their first holders. The third creation, Baron Huntingfield, of Heveningham Hall in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1796 for Sir Joshua Vanneck, … - Earl Of Abingdon
Earl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote. He was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second marriage to Bridget, 4th Baroness Norreys de Rycote, and the younger half-brother of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey (see the Earl of Lindsey and the Baron Willoughby de Eresby for earlier history of the Bertie family). - Raymond Jolliffe 5th Baron Hylton
Raymond Hervey Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton ARICS (born 13 June 1932) is a British peer and landowner. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The elder son of the 4th Baron Hylton and Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith (herself granddaughter of H.H. Asquith), he was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and Trinity College, Oxford, … - Michael Milner 2nd Baron Milner of Leeds
Arthur James Michael Milner, 2nd Baron Milner of Leeds (12 September 1923 - 20 August 2003) was a British solicitor and Labour politician. The son of the 1st Baron Milner of Leeds was born in Leeds. He was educated in Oundle School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, with an interruption of four year, when Milner served in the Royal Air Force as a Flight Lieutenant. He graduated with a Master of Arts in 1948, working then as solicitor in his family firm. - David Verney 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke
Leopold David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke FRSA, FRGS (born 14 September 1938) is a British peer. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999; originally elected a Conservative peer, he later joined UKIP, making him the only UKIP member of either house of Parliament (though there are several UKIP MEPs). He had succeeded his father's title in 1986. - Francis Hare 6th Earl of Listowel
Francis Michael Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel (born 28 June 1964) is a British peer. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 5th Earl of Listowel and Pamela Mollie Day, and nephew of the Viscount Blakenham, he was educated at Westminster School and Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 1992. - George Nelson 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford
George Horatio Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford, known as Sir George Nelson, 1st Baronet, from 1955 to 1960, was a British engineer, the chairman of the firm English Electric. Nelson became chairman of EE in 1930 and was later knighted. He served as president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He was created a Baronet in 1955 and on 20 January 1960 he was made a hereditary peer as Baron Nelson of Stafford, … - Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook
Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (1796-1866) was a British Whig politician who served in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Called to the bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1823. Member of Parliament for Portsmouth, 1826-1865. A Lord of the Treasury, 1830-1834, and a Secretary to the Treasury, June - November 1834 and 1835-1839. He entered the cabinet in 1839 as Chancellor of the Exchequer, … - William Douglas-Home
William Douglas-Home (June 3, 1912- September 28, 1992) was a British writer and dramatist. From an aristocratic family, he was the son of the 13th Earl of Home and his oldest brother was Prime Minister and 14th Earl Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Douglas-Home was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford where he read history. His first play, "Murder in Pupil Room", was performed by his classmates at Eton in 1926 when he was only fourteen. - Janric Craig 3rd Viscount Craigavon
Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (born 9 June 1944) is a British peer and chartered accountant. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The son of the 2nd Viscount Craigavon, he was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and at the London University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science. In 1974, he succeeded to his father's titles. - Bertram Bowyer 2nd Baron Denham
Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham PC (b. 3 October 1927) is British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is one of the few people to serve in the governments of five different Prime Ministers. Lord Denham was the youngest child and second son of George Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham and succeeded to become 2nd Baron Denham upon the death of his father in 1948, …
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