Members of Parliament (Commons)

Portrait of Hamar Greenwood

Greenwood, Hamar

(1870 - 1948)

1st Viscount Greenwood

Liberal MP for York 1906-Jan 1910, Sunderland Dec 1910-1922, Constitutionalist/Conservative MP for Walthamstow East 1924-29

Secretary for Overseas Trade 1919-20, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1920-22

Portrait of Godfrey Baring

Baring, Sir Godfrey

(1871 - 1957)

Liberal MP for the Isle of Wight 1906-Jan 1910, Barnstaple 1911-18

Portrait of Robert Bernays

Bernays, Robert Hamilton

(1902 - 1945)

Liberal/Liberal National MP for Bristol North 1931-45

Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health 1937-39, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport 1939-40

Portrait of H.A.L. Fisher

Fisher, Herbert Albert Laurens

(1865 - 1940)

Coalition Liberal/Liberal MP for Sheffield Hallam 1916-18, Combined English Universities 1918-26

President of the Board of Education 1916-22

Warden of New College, Oxford 1926-40

Portrait of George Robinson

Robinson, George

(1827 - 1909)

1st Marquess of Ripon

Whig/Liberal MP for Kingston upon Hull 1852-53, Huddersfield 1853-57, West Riding of Yorkshire 1857-59

Secretary of State for War 1863-66, Secretary of State for India 1866, Lord President of the Council 1868-73, First Lord of the Admiralty 1886, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1892-95, Lord Privy Seal 1905-08

Viceroy of India 1880-84

Portrait of Richard Haldane

Haldane, Richard Burdon

(1856 - 1928)

1st Viscount Haldane

Liberal MP for Haddingtonshire 1885-1911

Labour Leader in the House of Lords 1924-28

Secretary of State for War 1905-12, Lord Chancellor 1912-15, 1924

Portrait of Nigel Jones

Jones, Nigel

(1948 - 2022)

Baron Jones of Cheltenham

Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham 1992-2005

Portrait of David Chidgey

Chidgey, David

(1942 - 2022)

Baron Chidgey of Hamble-le-Rice

Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh 1994-2005

Portrait of Ronnie Fearn

Fearn, Ronnie

(1931 - 2022)

Baron Fearn of Southport

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Southport 1987-92, 1997-2001

Portrait of William Wedgwood Benn

Benn, William Wedgwood

(1877 - 1960)

1st Viscount Stansgate

Liberal MP for St. George's 1906-18, Leith 1918-27; Labour MP for Aberdeen North 1928-31, Manchester Gorton 1937-42

Secretary of State for India 1929-31, Secretary of State for Air 1945-46

Portrait of Sam Woods

Woods, Sam

(1846 - 1915)

Liberal-Labour MP for Ince 1892-95, Walthamstow 1897-1900

Portrait of John Poyntz Spencer

Spencer, John Poyntz

(1835 - 1910)

5th Earl Spencer

Whig MP for South Northamptonshire 1857

Liberal Leader in the House of Lords 1902-05

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1868-74, 1882-85, Lord President of the Council 1880-83, 1886, First Lord of the Admiralty 1892-95

Portrait of Arthur Ponsonby

Ponsonby, Arthur

(1871 - 1946)

1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Liberal MP for Stirling Burghs 1908-18, Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside 1922-30

Labour Leader in the House of Lords 1931-35

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1931

Portrait of Cecil Harmsworth

Harmsworth, Cecil

(1869 - 1948)

1st Baron Harmsworth

Liberal MP for Droitwich 1906-Jan 1910, Luton 1911-22

Under Secretary of State at the Home Office 1915, Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1919-22

Portrait of George Canning

Canning, George

(1770 - 1827)

Foreign Secretary 1807-09, 1822-27, President of the Board of Control 1816-21

Prime Minister 1827

British Ambassador to Portugal 1814-15

Portrait of Neil Primrose

Primrose, Neil

(1882 - 1917)

Liberal MP for Wisbech Jan 1910-17

Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1915-16, Joint-Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1916-17