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Earl of Lonsdale is a title that has been created twice in British history, firstly in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784, and then in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1807, both times for members of the Lowther family.
Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes, was a British Conservative politician and the only Governor-General of the short-lived West Indies Federation (1958–1962).
Earl of Durham is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1833 for the prominent Whig politician and colonial official John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham. Known as "Radical Jack", he played a leading role in the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832. As Governor General of British North America he was the author of the famous Report on the Affairs of British North America, known in Canada as the Durham Report. Lambton had already been created Baron Durham, of the City of Durham and of Lambton Castle in the County Palatine of Durham, in 1828, and was created Viscount Lambton at the same time as he was raised to the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Viscount Brookeborough, of Colebrooke in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1952 for the Ulster Unionist politician and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Captain The Rt. Hon. Sir Basil Brooke, 5th Bt., P.C. (N.I.), M.P.
Lambton is the name of several places and people:
Henry Arthur Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea, born Henry Arthur Cadogan DL, was a British army officer, civil servant and politician.
Events from the year 1797 in Great Britain.
There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Gilmour, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The former two are extinct and the latter two are extant.
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Williamson, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Williamson is a common English language patronymic surname meaning "son of William". Williamson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries.
Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1777 to 1796.
Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1831 and 1852. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.
Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th Baronet was a British diplomat and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1864 to 1874.
Hedworth Williamson may refer to:
Alexander Charles Barclay was an English brewer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1880.
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Meux, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both are extinct.
John Hedworth (1683–1747) ), of Chester Deanery, Durham, was a British colliery owner and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 34 years from 1713 to 1747.
