Robert Henley,1st Earl of Northington,PC,was the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party in the parliament and was known for his wit and writing.
Baron Auckland is a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in 1789 when the prominent politician and financial expert William Eden was made Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1793,he was created Baron Auckland,of West Auckland in the County of Durham,in the Peerage of Great Britain. Eden notably served as Chief Secretary for Ireland,Ambassador to Spain,and President of the Board of Trade. His second son,the second Baron,was also a politician and served as Governor-General of India. In 1839 he was created Baron Eden,of Norwood in the County of Surrey,and Earl of Auckland,in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. However,he never married,and the barony of Eden and the earldom became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the baronies of Auckland by his younger brother,the third Baron. He was Bishop of both Sodor and Man and Bath and Wells. The titles descended from father to son until the death of the sixth Baron in 1941. He was succeeded by his cousin,the seventh Baron. He was the son of George Eden,third son of the fourth Baron. He was succeeded by his younger brother,the eighth Baron. As of 2013,the titles are held by the latter's grandson,the tenth Baron,who succeeded his father in 1997.
Baron Farnham,of Farnham in the County of Cavan,is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for John Maxwell,who had previously represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. John Maxwell's son,the second Baron,was created Viscount Farnham in 1760 and Earl of Farnham in 1763. Both titles were in the Peerage of Ireland but became extinct when he died childless in 1779. His brother and successor,the third Baron,was again created Viscount Farnham in 1781 and Earl of Farnham in 1785. These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. His son,the second Earl,sat in the House of Lords as an Irish representative peer from 1816 to 1823. However,he had no children and on his death in 1823 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct.
Baron Henley is a title that has been created twice:first in the Peerage of Great Britain and then in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1760 in favour of Sir Robert Henley,Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain,when he was created Lord Henley,Baron of Grainge,in the County of Southampton. In 1764 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Northington. On the death of his son,the second Earl,both titles became extinct. Lady Elizabeth Henley,youngest daughter of the first Earl and co-heiress of the second Earl,married the diplomat Morton Eden. In 1799,the Henley title was revived when Eden was created Baron Henley,of Chardstock in the County of Dorset,in the Peerage of Ireland. Their son,the second Baron,assumed the surname of Henley in lieu of Eden and notably published a biography of his maternal grandfather. His son,the third Baron,sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Northampton. In 1885 the Northington title was also revived when he was created Baron Northington,of Watford in the County of Northampton,in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave the Barons an automatic seat in the House of Lords. The fourth baron Frederick Henley was an educated man who served as JP in Northamptonshire and married Augusta,daughter of Herbert Langham 12th baronet.
William Eden,1st Baron Auckland,PC (Ire),FRS was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1793.
The Eden Baronetcy,of West Auckland in the County of Durham,and the Eden Baronetcy,of Maryland in North America,are two titles in the Baronetage of England and Baronetage of Great Britain respectively that have been united under a single holder since 1844.
Brownlow Cust,1st Baron Brownlow,of Belton House near Grantham in Lincolnshire,was a British Tory Member of Parliament.
Thomas Steele PC was a British politician at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Robert Henley Henley,2nd Baron Henley,styled Hon. Robert Eden from 1799 to 1830,was a British lawyer,Member of Parliament,peer,and writer.
Anthony Henley Henley,3rd Baron Henley,also 1st Baron Northington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament.
John Browne,1st Baron Kilmaine,known as Sir John Browne,7th Baronet,from 1765 to 1789,was an Irish politician.
Arthur Saunders Gore,2nd Earl of Arran,KP,PC (Ire),styled The Honourable Arthur Gore from 1758 to 1762 and Viscount Sudley from 1762 to 1773,was an Irish peer and politician.
Robert John Eden,3rd Baron Auckland,styled The Honourable Robert Eden from birth until 1849,was a British clergyman. He was Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1847 to 1854 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1854 to 1869.
George William Coventry,7th Earl of Coventry,styled Viscount Deerhurst until 1809,was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
John Poulett,4th Earl Poulett,KT,styled Viscount Hinton between 1764 and 1788,was a British peer and militia officer.
Sir George Gunning,2nd Baronet (1763–1823),of Horton,Northamptonshire,was an English politician.
Hon. Charles Lawrence Dundas was a British politician and Whig Member of Parliament in the House of Commons. He represented Malton from 1798–1805 and Richmond from 1806 to his death.
Philip Sherard,5th Earl of Harborough,styled Lord Sherard from 1770 to 1799,was a British peer and politician.
Henry Wilson,10th Baron Berners was an English reverend and peer.
