Peerage of the United Kingdom

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Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain. New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland until 1898 (the last creation was the Barony of Curzon of Kedleston).

The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords. Until then, all peers of the United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords. However, from that date, most of the hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of the first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of the House of Lords, were offered a life peerage to allow them to continue to sit in the House should they wish.

Peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords following the Acts of Union of 1707 and 1800, though the law permitted a limited number to be elected by their fellows to serve in the House of Lords as representative peers. Some peerages of the United Kingdom were created to get around this obstacle and allow certain Scottish and Irish peers to enjoy the automatic right to sit in the House of Lords.^{[1][2][a][4][5][b]}

Key

Ranks

The ranks of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.^[7]

The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life, mostly ceased once Harold Wilson's Labour government took office in 1964, and only fourteen (nine non-royal and five royal) people have been created hereditary peers since then. These were:

Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Peerage of the United Kingdom created for a Peer of Scotland or Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

Shield	Title		Creation	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
		Duke of Wellington Marquess of Douro	11 May 1814	Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington	Military Peerage–Army.	The Prince Regent on behalf of King George III
		Duke of Sutherland	28 January 1833	George Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford	—	King William IV
		Duke of Westminster	27 February 1874	Hugh Grosvenor, Marquess of Westminster	—	Queen Victoria
		Duke of Gordon Earl of Kinrara	13 January 1876	Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond	Incumbent cabinet minister.
		Duke of Albany Earl of Clarence Baron Arklow	24 May 1881	Prince Leopold	Currently suspended.
		Duke of Argyll	7 April 1892	George Campbell, Duke of Argyll	Former cabinet minister and father-in-law of Princess Louise daughter of Queen Victoria.
		Duke of Fife Earl of Macduff	24 April 1900	Alexander Duff, Earl of Fife	Son-in-law of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) [c]
		Duke of Gloucester Earl of Ulster Baron Culloden	31 April 1928	Prince Henry	On his 28th birthday.	King George V
		Duke of Kent Earl of St Andrews Baron Downpatrick	12 October 1934	Prince George	In anticipation of his forthcoming marriage to Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.
		Duke of York Earl of Inverness Baron Killyleagh	23 July 1986	Prince Andrew	On his wedding day to Sarah Ferguson.	Queen Elizabeth II
		Duke of Cambridge Earl of Strathearn Baron Carrickfergus	29 April 2011	Prince William of Wales	On his wedding day to Catherine Middleton.
		Duke of Sussex Earl of Dumbarton Baron Kilkeel	18 May 2018	Prince Henry of Wales	On his wedding day to Meghan Markle.

Marquesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Peerage of the United Kingdom created for a Peer of Scotland or Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

Shield	Title		Creation	Grantee	Reason	Monarch
		Marquess of Exeter	4 February 1801	Henry Cecil, Earl of Exeter	—	King George III
		Marquess of Northampton Earl Compton Baron Wilmington	7 September 1812	Charles Compton, Earl of Northampton	—	The Prince Regent on behalf of King George III
		Marquess Camden Earl of Brecknock	7 September 1812	John Pratt, Earl Camden	Former Viceroy of Ireland.
		Marquess of Wellington	3 October 1812	Duke of Wellington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington	Military Peerage–Army.
		Marquess of Anglesey	4 July 1815	Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge	Military Peerage–Army.
		Marquess of Cholmondeley Earl of Rocksavage	22 November 1815	George Cholmondeley, Earl of Cholmondeley	Incumbent Lord Steward of the Household.
		Marquess of Ailesbury Earl Bruce Viscount Savernake	17 July 1821	Charles Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury	—	King George IV
		Marquess of Bristol Earl Jermyn	30 June 1826	Frederick Hervey, Earl of Bristol	—
		Marquess of Ailsa	10 September 1831	Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis[note 2]	—	King William IV
		Marquess of Westminster	13 September 1831	Duke of Westminster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Robert Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor	—
		Marquess of Normanby	25 June 1838	Constantine Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave	Incumbent Viceroy of Ireland.	Queen Victoria
		Marquess of Abergavenny Earl of Lewes	14 January 1876	William Nevill, Earl of Abergavenny	—
		Marquess of Zetland Earl of Ronaldshay	22 August 1892	Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Zetland	Former Viceroy of Ireland.
		Marquess of Linlithgow	27 October 1902	John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun	Incumbent Governor-General of Australia.	King Edward VII
		Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Earl of Haddo	4 January 1916	John Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen	Former Governor General of Canada and former Viceroy of Ireland.	King George V
		Marquess of Milford Haven Earl of Medina Viscount Alderney	7 November 1917	Prince Louis of Battenberg	He relinquished his German titles.
		Marquess of Reading	7 May 1926	Rufus Isaacs, Earl of Reading	Former Viceroy of India and former Lord Chief Justice of England.

Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Peerage of the United Kingdom created for a Peer of Scotland or Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

Shield	Title		Creation	Grantee		Reason	Monarch
		Earl of Rosslyn	21 April 1801	Alexander Wedderburn, Baron Loughborough		Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.[note 1]	King George III
		Earl of Craven Viscount Uffington	18 June 1801	William Craven, Baron Craven		—
		Earl of Onslow Viscount Cranley	19 June 1801	George Onslow, Baron Onslow		—
		Earl of Romney Viscount Marsham	22 June 1801	Charles Marsham, Baron Romney		—
		Earl of Chichester	23 June 1801	Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham of Stanmer		—
		Earl of Wilton Viscount Grey de Wilton	26 June 1801	Thomas Egerton, Baron Grey de Radcliffe		[note 1]
		Earl of Powis Viscount Clive Baron Herbert Baron Powis	14 May 1804	Edward Clive, Baron Clive		Incumbent Viceroy of Ireland.
		Earl Nelson Viscount Merton	20 November 1805	William Nelson, Esq.		Brother of Horatio Nelson.[note 1]
		Earl Grey Viscount Howick	11 April 1806	Charles Grey, Baron Grey		Military Peerage–Army.
		Earl of Lonsdale	7 April 1807	William Lowther, Viscount Lowther		—
		Earl of Harrowby Viscount Sandon	19 July 1809	Dudley Ryder, Baron Harrowby		Former Foreign Secretary.
		Earl of Wellington	28 February 1812	Duke of Wellington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.			The Prince Regent on behalf of King George III
				Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington		Military Peerage–Army.
		Earl of Mulgrave Viscount Normanby	7 September 1812	Marquess of Normanby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
				Henry Phipps, Baron Mulgrave		Former Foreign Secretary.
		Earl of Harewood Viscount Lascelles	7 September 1812	Edward Lascelles, Baron Harewood		—
		Earl of Minto Viscount Melgund	24 February 1813	Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Baron Minto		Incumbent Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William.
		Earl Cathcart	16 July 1814	William Cathcart, Viscount Cathcart		Military Peerage–Army.
		Earl of Verulam Viscount Grimston	24 November 1815	James Grimston, Viscount Grimston		—
		Earl of St Germans	28 November 1815	John Eliot, Baron Eliot		[note 1]
		Earl of Morley Viscount Boringdon	29 November 1815	John Parker, Baron Boringdon		—
		Earl of Bradford Viscount Newport	30 November 1815	Orlando Bridgeman, Baron Bradford		—
		Earl of Eldon Viscount Encombe	7 July 1821	John Scott, Baron Eldon		Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.	King George IV
		Earl Howe	16 July 1821	Richard Curzon-Howe, Viscount Curzon		—
		Earl of Stradbroke Viscount Dunwich	18 July 1821	John Rous, Baron Rous		—
		Earl Temple of Stowe	4 February 1822	Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham		[note 1]
		Earl Vane Viscount Seaham	8 July 1823	Charles Vane, Marquess of Londonderry		Former Ambassador to Austria.[note 1]
		Earl Cawdor Viscount Emlyn	6 October 1827	John Campbell, Baron Cawdor		—
		Earl of Burlington Baron Cavendish	15 September 1831	Held by the Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England since 1858.			King William IV
				Lord George Cavendish, MP[note 3]		—
		Earl of Lichfield	15 September 1831	Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson		Incumbent Master of the Buckhounds.
		Earl of Durham Viscount Lambton	23 March 1833	John Lambton, Baron Durham		Incumbent Ambassador to Russia.
		Earl Granville Baron Leveson	10 May 1833	Granville Leveson-Gower, Viscount Granville		Incumbent Ambassador to France and former Ambassador to Russia.
		Earl of Effingham	27 January 1837	Kenneth Howard, Baron Howard of Effingham		Military Peerage–Army.
		Earl of Ducie Baron Moreton	28 January 1837	Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, Baron Ducie		—
		Earl of Yarborough Baron Worsley	30 January 1837	Charles Anderson-Pelham, Baron Yarborough		—
		Earl Innes	11 August 1837	James Innes-Ker, Duke of Roxburghe		—	Queen Victoria
		Earl of Leicester Viscount Coke	12 August 1837	Thomas Coke, Esq.		—
		Earl of Zetland	2 July 1838	Marquess of Zetland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
				Lawrence Dundas, Baron Dundas		—
		Earl of Gainsborough Viscount Campden Baron Noel	16 August 1841	Charles Noel, Baron Barham		—
		Earl of Ellesmere Viscount Brackley	6 July 1846	Held by the Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom since 1963.
				Lord Francis Egerton, PC, PC (Ire), MP[note 4]		Former cabinet minister.
		Earl of Strafford Viscount Enfield	18 September 1847	John Byng, Baron Strafford		Military Peerage–Army.
		Earl of Cottenham Viscount Crowhurst	11 June 1850	Charles Pepys, Baron Cottenham		Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
		Earl Cowley Viscount Dangan	11 April 1857	Henry Wellesley, Baron Cowley		Incumbent Ambassador to France.
		Earl of Winton	23 June 1859	Archibald Montgomerie, Earl of Eglinton		Incumbent Viceroy of Ireland.
		Earl of Dudley Viscount Ednam	17 February 1860	William Ward, Baron Ward		—
		Earl Russell Viscount Amberley	30 July 1861	Lord John Russell, PC, MP[note 5]		Former Prime Minister.
		Earl of Cromartie Viscount Tarbat Baron Castlehaven Baron MacLeod	21 October 1861	Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland		[note 1]
		Earl of Kimberley	1 June 1866	John Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse		Incumbent Viceroy of Ireland.
		Earl of Wharncliffe Viscount Carlton	15 January 1876	Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, Baron Wharncliffe		[note 1]
		Earl Cairns Viscount Garmoyle	27 September 1878	Hugh Cairns, Baron Cairns		Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
		Earl of Lytton Viscount Knebworth	28 April 1880	Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton		Incumbent Viceroy of India.
		Earl of Selborne Viscount Wolmer	30 December 1882	Roundell Palmer, Baron Selborne		Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
		Earl of Iddesleigh Viscount Saint Cyres	3 July 1885		The Rt Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt., PC, MP	Incumbent First Lord of the Treasury.
		Earl of Cranbrook Baron Medway	22 August 1892	Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Viscount Cranbrook		Former Home Secretary.
		Earl of Cromer Viscount Errington	6 August 1901	Evelyn Baring, Viscount Cromer		Incumbent Consul-General of Egypt.	King Edward VII
		Earl of Plymouth Viscount Windsor	18 December 1905	Robert Windsor-Clive, Baron Windsor		Former cabinet minister.
		Earl of Liverpool Viscount Hawkesbury	22 December 1905	Cecil Foljambe, Baron Hawkesbury		Incumbent Lord Steward of the Household.
		Earl of Midlothian Viscount Mentmore Baron Epsom	3 July 1911	Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery		Former Prime Minister.	King George V
		Earl St Aldwyn Viscount Quenington	22 February 1915	Michael Hicks Beach, Viscount St Aldwyn		Former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		Earl of Reading Viscount Erleigh	20 December 1917	Marquess of Reading in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
				Rufus Isaacs, Viscount Reading		Incumbent Lord Chief Justice of England.
		Earl Beatty Viscount Borodale Baron Beatty	27 September 1919	Sir David Beatty		Military Peerage–Navy.
		Earl Haig Viscount Dawick Baron Haig	29 September 1919	Sir Douglas Haig		Military Peerage–Army.
		Earl of Iveagh Viscount Elveden	30 September 1919	Edward Guinness, Viscount Iveagh		—
		Earl of Balfour Viscount Traprain	5 May 1922		The Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Balfour, PC, PC (Ire), MP	Former Prime Minister.[note 1]
		Earl of Oxford and Asquith Viscount Asquith	9 February 1925		The Rt Hon. H. H. Asquith, PC, PC (Ire)	Former Prime Minister.
		Earl Jellicoe Viscount Brocas	29 June 1925	John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe		Former Governor-General of New Zealand.
		Earl of Inchcape Viscount Glenapp	20 June 1929	James Mackay, Viscount Inchcape		Chairman of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
		Earl Peel Viscount Clanfield	10 July 1929	William Peel, Viscount Peel		Former cabinet minister.
		Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	1 June 1937	Claude Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne		Father-in-law of King George VI.	King George VI
		Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Viscount Corvedale	8 June 1937		The Rt Hon. Sir Stanley Baldwin, PC, MP	Former Prime Minister.
		Earl of Halifax	11 July 1944	Edward Wood, Viscount Halifax		Former Viceroy of India.
		Earl of Gowrie Viscount Ruthven of Canberra	8 January 1945	Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie		Incumbent Governor-General of Australia.
		Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor Viscount Gwynedd	12 February 1945		The Rt Hon. David Lloyd George, PC, MP	Former Prime Minister.
		Earl Mountbatten of Burma Baron Romsey	18 October 1947	Louis Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma		Incumbent Governor-General of India.[note 1]
		Earl Alexander of Tunis Baron Rideau	11 March 1952	Harold Alexander, Viscount Alexander of Tunis		Former Governor General of Canada.	Queen Elizabeth II
		Earl of Swinton Baron Masham	5 May 1955	Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Viscount Swinton		Former cabinet minister.
		Earl Attlee Viscount Prestwood	16 December 1955		The Rt Hon. Clement Attlee, PC, MP	Former Prime Minister.
		Earl of Woolton Viscount Warbleton	9 December 1956	Frederick Marquis, Viscount Woolton		Former Chairman of the Conservative Party.
		Earl of Snowdon Viscount Linley	6 October 1961	Antony Armstrong-Jones, Esq.		Husband of Princess Margaret.
		Earl of Stockton Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden	24 February 1984		The Rt Hon. Harold Macmillan, PC	Former Prime Minister.
		Earl of Wessex Viscount Severn	19 June 1999	Prince Edward		On his wedding day to Sophie Rhys-Jones.
		Earl of Forfar	10 March 2019	Prince Edward		On his 55th Birthday, (Title used in Scotland only).

Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

•   Subsidiary title.
•   Peerage of the United Kingdom created for a Peer of Scotland or Ireland to have an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

Shield	Title		Creation	Grantee		Reason	Monarch
		Viscount St Vincent	27 April 1801	John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent		Military Peerage–Navy.[note 1]	King George III
		Viscount Curzon	27 February 1802	Earl Howe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Assheton Curzon, Baron Curzon		—
		Viscount Melville Baron Dunira	24 December 1802		The Rt Hon. Henry Dundas, PC, MP	Former Home Secretary.
		Viscount Sidmouth	12 January 1805		The Rt Hon. Henry Addington, PC, MP	Former Prime Minister.
		Viscount Anson Baron Soberton	17 February 1806	Earl of Lichfield in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Thomas Anson, Esq, MP		Former Member of Parliament for the Whig Party.
		Viscount Cathcart Baron Greenock	9 November 1807	Earl Cathcart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				William Cathcart, Lord Cathcart[note 2]		Military Peerage Army
		Viscount Wellington Baron Douro	4 September 1809	Duke of Wellington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Sir Arthur Wellesley, MP[note 6]		Military Peerage–Army.
		Viscount Gordon	16 July 1814	Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom			The Prince Regent on behalf of King George III
				George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen[note 2]		Former Ambassador to Austria.
		Viscount Granville	12 August 1815	Earl Granville in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
					The Rt Hon. Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, PC, PC (Ire), MP[note 7]	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Exmouth	10 December 1816	Edward Pellew, Baron Exmouth		Military Peerage–Navy.
		Viscount Hutchinson	14 July 1821	Richard Hely-Hutchinson, Earl of Donoughmore		[note 1]	King George IV
		Viscount Clancarty	8 December 1823	Richard Trench, Earl of Clancarty		Incumbent Ambassador to the Netherlands.
		Viscount Combermere	8 February 1827	Stapleton Cotton, Baron Combermere		Military Peerage–Army.
		Viscount Hill	27 September 1842	Rowland Hill, Baron Hill		Military Peerage–Army.[note 1]	Queen Victoria
		Viscount Hardinge	2 May 1846		The Rt Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge, PC, PC (Ire)	Incumbent Viceroy of India.
		Viscount Halifax	21 February 1866	Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
					The Rt Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bt., PC, MP	Former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		Viscount Bridport	6 July 1868	Alexander Hood, Baron Bridport		Military Peerage–Army.
		Viscount Portman	28 March 1873	Edward Portman, Baron Portman		—
		Viscount Cranbrook	4 May 1878	Earl of Cranbrook in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
					The Rt Hon. Gathorne Hardy, PC, MP	Former Home Secretary.
		Viscount Hampden	4 March 1884		The Rt Hon. Sir Henry Brand, PC, MP[note 8]	Former Speaker of the House of Commons.
		Viscount Hambleden	11 November 1891	Emily Smith		Widow of the First Lord of the Treasury William Henry Smith, MP.[note 1]
		Viscount Peel	9 May 1895	Earl Peel in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
					The Rt Hon. Arthur Peel, PC, MP	Former Speaker of the House of Commons.
		Viscount Knutsford	3 August 1895	Henry Holland, Baron Knutsford		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Esher	11 November 1897	William Brett, Baron Esher		Former Master of the Rolls.
		Viscount Cromer	25 July 1899	Earl of Cromer in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Evelyn Baring, Baron Cromer		Incumbent Consul-General of Egypt.
		Viscount Goschen	18 December 1900		The Rt Hon. George Goschen, PC	Former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		Viscount Ridley Baron Wensleydale	19 December 1900		The Rt Hon. Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt., PC, MP	Former Home Secretary.
		Viscount Colville of Culross	12 July 1902	Charles Colville, Lord Colville of Culross[note 2]		Former Master of the Buckhounds.	King Edward VII
		Viscount Selby	6 July 1905		The Rt Hon. William Gully, PC, MP	Former Speaker of the House of Commons.
		Viscount Iveagh	18 December 1905	Earl of Iveagh in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Edward Guinness, Baron Iveagh		—
		Viscount Althorp	19 December 1905	Earl Spencer in the Peerage of Great Britain.
					The Rt Hon. Charles Spencer, PC[note 9]	Incumbent Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
		Viscount St Aldwyn	6 January 1906	Earl St Aldwyn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
					The Rt Hon. Michael Hicks Beach, PC, PC (Ire)	Former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		Viscount Knollys	4 July 1911	Francis Knollys, Baron Knollys		Incumbent Private Secretary to the Sovereign.	King George V
		Viscount Allendale	5 July 1911	Wentworth Beaumont, Baron Allendale		—
		Viscount Chilston Baron Douglas of Baads	6 July 1911		The Rt Hon. Aretas Akers-Douglas, PC, MP	Former Home Secretary.
		Viscount Scarsdale	2 November 1911	George Curzon, Baron Curzon of Kedleston		Former Viceroy of India.[note 1]
		Viscount Mersey	22 June 1916	John Bigham, Baron Mersey		Judicial Peer.
		Viscount Reading	26 June 1916	Marquess of Reading in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Rufus Isaacs, Baron Reading		Incumbent Lord Chief Justice of England.
		Viscount Cowdray	2 January 1917	Weetman Pearson, Baron Cowdray		Incumbent cabinet minister.
		Viscount Devonport	23 June 1917	Hudson Kearley, Baron Devonport		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Astor	23 June 1917	William Waldorf Astor, Baron Astor		The first man from the United States to be created a Hereditary Peer.
		Viscount Jellicoe	15 January 1918	Earl Jellicoe in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Sir John Jellicoe		Military Peerage–Navy.[note 1]
		Viscount Wimborne	15 June 1918	Ivor Guest, Baron Wimborne		Incumbent Viceroy of Ireland.
		Viscount St Davids	17 June 1918	John Philipps, Baron St Davids		—
		Viscount Rothermere	17 May 1919	Harold Harmsworth, Baron Rothermere		Founder of the Daily Mail.
		Viscount Allenby	7 October 1919	Sir Edmund Allenby		Military Peerage–Army.[note 1]
		Viscount Chelmsford	3 June 1921	Frederic Thesiger, Baron Chelmsford		Incumbent Viceroy of India.
		Viscount Long	4 June 1921		The Rt Hon. Walter Long, PC, PC (Ire), MP	Former Leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance.
		Viscount Ullswater	8 July 1921		The Rt Hon. James Lowther, PC, MP[note 10]	Former Speaker of the House of Commons.
		Viscount Younger of Leckie	20 February 1923	Sir George Younger, Bt.		Former Chairman of the Conservative Party.
		Viscount Inchcape	21 January 1924	Earl of Inchcape in the Peerage in the United Kingdom
				James Mackay, Baron Inchcape		Chairman of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
		Viscount Bearsted	16 June 1925	Marcus Samuel, Baron Bearsted		Founder of Royal Dutch Shell.
		Viscount Craigavon	20 January 1927		The Rt Hon. Sir James Craig, Bt., PC (Ire), PC (NI), MP	Incumbent Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
		Viscount Bridgeman	18 June 1929		The Rt Hon. William Bridgeman, PC[note 11]	Former Home Secretary.
		Viscount Hailsham	4 July 1929	Douglas Hogg, Baron Hailsham		Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
		Viscount Brentford	5 July 1929		The Rt Hon. Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt., PC, PC (NI), MP	Former Home Secretary.
		Viscount Buckmaster	24 February 1933	Stanley Buckmaster, Baron Buckmaster		Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
		Viscount Bledisloe	24 June 1935	Charles Bathurst, Baron Bledisloe		Former Governor-General of New Zealand.
		Viscount Swinton	29 November 1935	Earl of Swinton in the Peerage in the United Kingdom
					The Rt Hon. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, PC	Incumbent cabinet minister.
		Viscount Hanworth	17 January 1936	Ernest Pollock, Baron Hanworth		Incumbent Master of the Rolls.
		Viscount Trenchard	31 January 1936	Hugh Trenchard, Baron Trenchard		Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.	King Edward VIII
		Viscount Samuel	8 June 1937		The Rt Hon. Sir Herbert Samuel, PC	Former Home Secretary.	King George VI
		Viscount Runciman of Doxford	10 June 1937		The Rt Hon. Walter Runciman, PC, MP[note 12]	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Davidson	11 June 1937		The Rt Hon. Sir J. C. C. Davidson, PC, MP	Former Chairman of the Conservative Party.
		Viscount Weir	25 June 1938	William Weir, Baron Weir		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Stonehaven	27 June 1938	Held by the Earl of Kintore in the Peerage of Scotland since 1974.
				John Baird, Baron Stonehaven		Former Governor-General of Australia.
		Viscount Caldecote	6 September 1939		The Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Inskip, PC, MP	Incumbent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
		Viscount Camrose	20 January 1941	William Berry, Baron Camrose		Co-owner of The Daily Telegraph.
		Viscount Stansgate	12 January 1942		The Rt Hon. William Wedgwood Benn, PC, MP	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Margesson	27 April 1942		The Rt Hon. David Margesson, PC, MP	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Daventry	3 May 1943	Muriel FitzRoy		Widow of the Speaker of the House of Commons Edward FitzRoy, MP.[note 1]
		Viscount Addison	2 July 1945	Christopher Addison, Baron Addison		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Kemsley	12 September 1945	Gomer Berry, Baron Kemsley		Co-owner of The Daily Telegraph.
		Viscount Marchwood	13 September 1945	George Penny, Baron Marchwood		—
		Viscount Montgomery of Alamein	31 January 1946	Sir Bernard Montgomery		Military Peerage–Army.
		Viscount Alexander of Tunis	1 March 1946	Earl Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Sir Harold Alexander[note 13]		Military Peerage–Army.
		Viscount Mountbatten of Burma	23 August 1946	Earl Mountbatten of Burma in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Lord Louis Mountbatten[note 14]		Military Peerage–Navy.[note 1]
		Viscount Waverley	28 January 1952		The Rt Hon. Sir John Anderson, PC, PC (Ire)	Former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		Viscount Thurso	10 April 1952		The Rt Hon. Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt., PC	Former Leader of the Liberal Party.	Queen Elizabeth II
		Viscount Brookeborough	1 July 1952		The Rt Hon. Sir Basil Brooke, Bt., PC (NI), MP	Incumbent Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
		Viscount Norwich	5 July 1952		The Rt Hon. Sir Duff Cooper, PC	Former Ambassador to France.
		Viscount Woolton	2 July 1953	Earl of Woolton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
				Frederick Marquis, Baron Woolton		Incumbent cabinet minister.
		Viscount Leathers	18 January 1954	Frederick Leathers, Baron Leathers		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Soulbury	16 July 1954	Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury		Incumbent Governor-General of Ceylon.
		Viscount Chandos	9 September 1954		The Rt Hon. Oliver Lyttelton, MP, PC[note 15]	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Malvern	18 March 1955		The Rt Hon. Sir Godfrey Huggins, PC, MP	Incumbent Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
		Viscount De L'Isle	12 January 1956	William Sidney, Baron De L'Isle and Dudley		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Monckton of Brenchley	11 February 1957		The Rt Hon. Sir Walter Monckton, PC, MP	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Tenby	12 February 1957		The Rt Hon. Gwilym Lloyd George, PC, MP[note 16]	Former Home Secretary.
		Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax	10 July 1957	Harold Mackintosh, Baron Mackintosh of Halifax		Owner of John Mackintosh & Sons Ltd.
		Viscount Dunrossil	12 November 1959		The Rt Hon. William Morrison, PC, MP	Former Speaker of the House of Commons.
		Viscount Stuart of Findhorn	20 November 1959		The Rt Hon. James Stuart, PC[note 17]	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Rochdale	20 January 1960	John Kemp, Baron Rochdale		—
		Viscount Slim	15 July 1960	Sir William Slim		Incumbent Governor-General of Australia.
		Viscount Head	2 August 1960		The Rt Hon. Antony Head, PC, MP	Incumbent High Commissioner to Nigeria.
		Viscount Boyd of Merton	8 September 1960		The Rt Hon. Alan Lennox-Boyd, PC, MP	Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Mills	22 August 1962	Percy Mills, Baron Mills		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Blakenham	8 November 1963		The Rt Hon. John Hare, PC, MP[note 18]	Incumbent Chairman of the Conservative Party.
		Viscount Eccles	14 January 1964	David Eccles, Baron Eccles		Former cabinet minister.
		Viscount Dilhorne	7 December 1964	Reginald Manningham-Buller, Baron Dilhorne		Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.