This page lists all peerages held by the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal , whether created or inherited before or after their Lord Chancellorship. Extant titles are in bold.
Title | Created | Lord Chancellor | Current status | Notes | Ref |
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Reign of Queen Anne, 1707–1714 | |||||
Baron Cowper | 14 December 1706 | The Rt. Hon. William Cowper, QC | Extinct 18 July 1905 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship Became Earl Cowper in 1718 | LG |
Baron Harcourt | 3 September 1711 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Simon Harcourt | Extinct 17 June 1830 | LG | |
Reign of King George I, 1714–1727 | |||||
Baron Parker | 10 March 1716 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Parker, KC, SL | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship Became Earl of Macclesfield in 1721 | LG |
Viscount Harcourt | 24 July 1721 | The 1st Baron Harcourt, PC | Extinct 17 June 1830 | Upgraded to Earl Harcourt in 1749 | LG |
Baron King | 29 May 1725 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter King, SL | Extinct 31 January 2018 | Upgraded to Earl of Lovelace in 1838 | [1] |
Reign of King George II, 1727–1760 | |||||
Baron Hardwicke | 23 November 1733 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Yorke, MP | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | LG |
Baron Talbot | 5 December 1733 | Charles Talbot, Esq, MP | Extant | Upgraded to Earl Talbot in 1733 and 1784 [lower-alpha 1] | LG |
Earl of Hardwicke | 2 April 1754 | The 1st Baron Hardwicke, PC | Extant | During Lord Chancellorship | [2] |
Baron Henley | 27 May 1760 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Henley, KC | Extinct 5 July 1786 | [3] | |
Reign of King George III, 1760–1820 | |||||
Earl of Northington | 19 May 1764 | The 1st Baron Henley, PC | Extinct 5 July 1786 | During Lord Chancellorship | [4] |
Baron Camden | 17 July 1765 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Pratt, KC | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [5] |
Baron Apsley | 24 January 1771 | Henry Bathurst, Esq, KC | Extant | Became 2nd Earl Bathurst in 1775 | [6] |
Baron Thurlow | 3 June 1778 | Edward Thurlow, Esq, KC, MP | Extinct 12 September 1806 | [7] | |
Baron Loughborough | 17 June 1780 | The Rt. Hon. Alexander Wedderburn, KC, MP | Extinct 2 January 1805 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [8] |
Earl Camden | 13 May 1786 | The 1st Baron Camden, PC | Extant | Upgraded to Marquess Camden in 1812 | [9] |
Baron Thurlow | 11 June 1792 | The 1st Baron Thrlow, PC | Extant | Created with a special remainder | [10] |
Baron Loughborough | 31 October 1795 | The 1st Baron Loughborough, PC | Extant | During Lord Chancellorship | [11] |
Created with a special remainder | |||||
Baron Eldon | 18 July 1799 | The Rt. Hon. Sir John Scott, KC | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [12] |
Earl of Rosslyn | 21 April 1801 | The 1st Baron Loughborough, PC | Extant | Retirement Honour | [13] |
Created with a special remainder | |||||
Baron Erskine | 10 February 1806 | The Rt. Hon. Thomas Erskine, KC, MP | Extant | [lower-alpha 2] | [14] |
On 5 February 1811, George Prince of Wales became the Prince Regent | |||||
Reign of King George IV, 1820–1830 | |||||
Earl of Eldon Viscount Encombe | 7 July 1821 | The 1st Baron Eldon, PC | Extant | During Lord Chancellorship | [15] |
Baron Lyndhurst | 25 April 1827 | The Rt. Hon. Sir John Copley, SL, MP | Extinct 12 October 1863 | Became Lord Chancellor | [16] |
Reign of King William IV, 1830–1837 | |||||
Baron Brougham and Vaux | 22 November 1830 | The Rt. Hon. Henry Brougham, KC, MP | Extinct 7 May 1868 | Became Lord Chancellor | [17] |
Baron Cottenham | 20 January 1836 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Pepys, KC | Extant | Became Lord Chancellor | [18] |
Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837–1901 | |||||
Baron Campbell | 30 June 1841 | The Rt. Hon. Sir John Campbell, QC | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship [lower-alpha 3] | [19] |
Earl of Cottenham Viscount Crowhurst | 11 June 1850 | The 1st Baron Cottenham, PC | Extant | Retirement Honour | [20] |
Baron Truro | 15 July 1850 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, SL | Extinct 8 March 1899 | Became Lord Chancellor | [21] |
Baron Cranworth | 20 December 1850 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Rolfe, QC | Extinct 26 July 1868 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [22] |
Baron St Leonards | 1 March 1852 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Sugden, QC | Extinct 1 June 1985 | Became Lord Chancellor | [23] |
Baron Chelmsford | 1 March 1858 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederic Thesiger, QC, MP | Extant | Upgraded to Viscount Chelmsford in 1921 | [24] |
Baron Brougham and Vaux | 22 March 1860 | The 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC | Extant | Created with a special remainder | [25] |
Baron Westbury | 27 June 1861 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Bethell, QC, MP | Extant | Became Lord Chancellor | [26] |
Baron Cairns | 27 February 1867 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh Cairns, QC, MP | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [27] |
Baron Hatherley | 9 December 1868 | The Rt. Hon. Sir William Wood, QC | Extinct 10 July 1881 | Became Lord Chancellor | [28] |
Baron Selborne | 23 October 1872 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Roundell Palmer, QC, MP | Extant | Became Lord Chancellor | [29] |
Earl Cairns Viscount Garmoyle | 27 September 1878 | The 1st Baron Cairns, PC | Extant | During Lord Chancellorship | [30] |
Earl of Selborne Viscount Wolmer | 30 December 1882 | The 1st Baron Selborne, PC | Extant | During Lord Chancellorship | [31] |
Baron Halsbury | 26 June 1885 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Hardinge Giffard, QC, MP | Extinct 31 December 2010 | Became Lord Chancellor | [32] |
Baron Herschell | 8 February 1886 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Farrer Herschell, QC | Extinct 26 October 2008 | Became Lord Chancellor | [33] |
Earl of Halsbury Viscount Tiverton | 19 January 1898 | The 1st Baron Halsbury, PC | Extinct 31 December 2010 | During Lord Chancellorship | [34] |
Reign of King Edward VII, 1901–1910 | |||||
Baron Loreburn | 8 January 1906 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Reid, KC, MP | Extinct 30 November 1923 | Became Lord Chancellor | [35] |
Reign of King George V, 1910–1936 | |||||
Viscount Haldane | 27 March 1911 | The Rt. Hon. Richard Haldane, KC, MP | Extinct 19 August 1928 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [36] |
Earl Loreburn | 4 July 1911 | The 1st Baron Loreburn, PC | Extinct 30 November 1923 | During Lord Chancellorship | [37] |
Baron Buckmaster | 14 June 1915 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Stanley Buckmaster, KC, MP | Extant | Became Lord Chancellor | [38] |
Baron Finlay | 19 December 1916 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Finlay, KC, MP | Extinct 30 June 1945 | Became Lord Chancellor | [39] |
Viscount Cave | 14 November 1918 | The Rt. Hon. Sir George Cave, KC | Extinct 29 March 1928 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [40] |
Baron Birkenhead | 3 February 1919 | The Rt. Hon. Sir F. E. Smith, Bt., KC, MP | Extinct 16 February 1985 | Became Lord Chancellor | [41] |
Viscount Finlay | 27 March 1919 | The 1st Baron Finlay, PC | Extinct 30 June 1945 | Retirement Honour | [42] |
Viscount Birkenhead | 15 June 1921 | The 1st Baron Birkenhead, PC | Extinct 16 February 1985 | During Lord Chancellorship | [43] |
Earl of Birkenhead Viscount Furneaux | 28 November 1922 | The 1st Viscount Birkenhead, PC | Extinct 16 February 1985 | Retirement Honour | [44] |
Baron Hailsham | 5 April 1928 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Douglas Hogg, KC, MP | Extant | Became Lord Chancellor | [45] |
Baron Sankey | 21 June 1929 | The Rt. Hon. Sir John Sankey, KC | Extinct 6 February 1948 | Became Lord Chancellor | [46] |
Viscount Hailsham | 4 July 1929 | The 1st Baron Hailsham, PC | Extant | Retirement Honour | [47] |
Viscount Sankey | 30 January 1932 | The 1st Baron Sankey, PC | Extinct 6 February 1948 | During Lord Chancellorship | [48] |
Viscount Buckmaster | 24 February 1933 | The 1st Baron Buckmaster, PC | Extant | [49] | |
Baron Maugham as a Law Lord | 7 October 1935 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederic Maugham, KC | Extinct 23 March 1958 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [50] |
Reign of King Edward VIII, 1936 | |||||
no peerage creations for Lord Chancellors | |||||
Reign of King George VI, 1936–1952 | |||||
Viscount Caldecote | 6 September 1939 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Inskip, KC, MP | Extant | Became Lord Chancellor | [51] |
Viscount Maugham | 22 September 1939 | The Baron Maugham, PC | Extinct 1981 | Retirement Honour | [52] |
Viscount Simon | 20 May 1940 | The Rt. Hon. Sir John Simon, KC, MP | Extinct 15 August 2021 | Became Lord Chancellor | [53] |
Baron Simonds as a Law Lord | 18 April 1944 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Gavin Simonds, KC | Extinct 28 June 1971 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [54] |
Baron Jowitt | 2 August 1945 | The Rt. Hon. Sir William Jowitt, KC, MP | Extinct 16 August 1957 | Became Lord Chancellor | [55] |
Viscount Jowitt | 20 January 1947 | The 1st Baron Jowitt, PC | Extinct 16 August 1957 | During Lord Chancellorship | [56] |
Earl Jowitt Viscount Stevenage | 24 December 1951 | The 1st Viscount Jowitt, PC | Extinct 16 August 1957 | Retirement Honour | [57] |
Reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952–2022 | |||||
Baron Simonds | 24 June 1952 | The Baron Simonds, PC | Extinct 28 June 1971 | During Lord Chancellorship | [58] |
Viscount Simonds | 18 October 1954 | The 1st Baron Simonds, PC | Extinct 28 June 1971 | Retirement Honour | [59] |
Viscount Kilmuir | 19 October 1954 | The Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, QC, MP | Extinct 27 January 1967 | Became Lord Chancellor | [60] |
Baron Dilhorne | 17 July 1962 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, Bt., QC, MP | Extant | Became Lord Chancellor | [61] |
Earl of Kilmuir Baron Fyfe of Dornoch | 20 July 1962 | The 1st Viscount Kilmuir, PC | Extinct 27 January 1967 | Retirement Honour | [62] |
Baron Gardiner as a Life Peer | 15 January 1964 | Gerald Gardiner, Esq, QC | Extinct 7 January 1990 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [63] |
Viscount Dilhorne | 7 December 1964 | The 1st Baron Dilhorne, PC | Extant | Retirement Honour | [64] |
Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone as a Life Peer | 30 June 1970 | The Rt. Hon. Quintin Hogg, QC, MP | Extinct 12 October 2001 | Became Lord Chancellor | [65] |
Baron Elwyn-Jones as a Life Peer | 11 March 1974 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Elwyn Jones, MP | Extinct 4 December 1989 | Became Lord Chancellor | [66] |
Baron Mackay of Clashfern as a Life Peer | 6 July 1979 | The Rt. Hon. James Mackay, QC | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [67] |
Baron Irvine of Lairg as a Life Peer | 25 March 1987 | Derry Irvine, Esq, QC | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [68] |
Baron Havers as a Life Peer | 22 June 1987 | The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Havers, QC | Extinct 1 April 1992 | Became Lord Chancellor | [69] |
Baron Falconer of Thoroton as a Life Peer | 14 May 1997 | Charlie Falconer, Esq, QC | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship | [70] |
Baron Clarke of Nottingham as a Life Peer | 4 September 2020 | The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke, QC | Extant | ||
Reign of King Charles III, 2022–present | |||||
no peerage creations for Lord Chancellors | |||||
Lord Chancellor | Notes | Constituency | Related peerage |
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Charles Yorke, KC | Died before being created a Peer | Reigate and Cambridge University | He and his male line descendants are in line to the Earldom of Hardwicke. |
Jack Straw | Currently living as a commoner | Blackburn | |
Chris Grayling | Currently serving as an MP | Epsom and Ewell | |
Michael Gove | Currently serving as an MP | Surrey Heath | |
Liz Truss | Currently serving as an MP | South West Norfolk | |
Sir David Lidington | Currently living as a commoner | Aylesbury | |
David Gauke | Currently living as a commoner | South West Hertfordshire | |
Sir Robert Buckland, KC | Currently serving as an MP | South Swindon | |
Dominic Raab | Currently serving as an MP | Esher and Walton | |
Sir Brandon Lewis | Currently serving as an MP | Great Yarmouth | |
Alex Chalk, KC | Currently serving as an MP | Cheltenham | |
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