Members of Parliament (Commons)

Portrait of Charles Masterman

Masterman, Charles

(1873 - 1927)

Liberal MP for West Ham North 1906-11, Bethnal Green South West 1911-14, Manchester Rusholme 1923-24

Chair National League of Young Liberals 1906-07

Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1912-14, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1914-15

Portrait of Robert Maclennan

Maclennan, Robert

(1936 - 2020)

Baron Maclennan of Rogart

Labour MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1966-81, SDP MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1981-1988, Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1988-97, Caithness Sutherland & Easter Ross 1997-2001

Leader of the SDP 1987-88

Portrait of Frank Medlicott

Medlicott, Sir Frank

(1903 - 1972)

National Liberal MP for East Norfolk 1939-47, Conservative and National Liberal MP for East Norfolk 1947-50, Central Norfolk 1950-59

Treasurer of the Liberal Party 1969-72

Portrait of Reginald McKenna

McKenna, Reginald

(1863 - 1943)

Liberal MP for North Monmouthshire 1895-1918

Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1905-07, President of the Board of Education 1907-08, First Lord of the Admiralty 1908-11, Home Secretary 1911-15, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1915-16

Chairman of the Midland Bank 1919-43

Portrait of Donald Maclean

Maclean, Sir Donald

(1864 - 1932)

Liberal MP for Bath 1906-January 1910, Peebles & Selkirk December 1910-18, Peebles & Southern Midlothian 1918-22, North Cornwall 1929-32

President of the Board of Education 1931-32

Portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay

Macaulay, Thomas Babington

(1800 - 1859)

1st Baron Macaulay

Whig MP for Calne 1830-32, Leeds 1832-34, Edinburgh 1839-47, 1852-56

Secretary to the Board of Control 1832-33, Secretary at War 1839-41, Paymaster General 1846-48

Portrait of Jo Grimond

Grimond, Jo

(1913 - 1993)

Baron Grimond of Firth

Liberal MP for Orkney & Shetland 1950-83

Liberal Chief Whip 1950-56, Leader of the Liberal Party 1956-67, May-July 1976

Portrait of Edward Grey

Grey, Sir Edward

(1862 - 1933)

1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Liberal MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1885-1916

Liberal Leader in the House of Lords 1923-24

Foreign Secretary 1905-16

Ambassador to the USA 1919-20, Chancellor of Oxford University 1928-33

Portrait of Herbert Gladstone

Gladstone, Herbert

(1854 - 1930)

1st Viscount Gladstone

Liberal MP for Leeds 1880-85, Leeds West 1885-1910

Liberal Chief Whip 1899-1905

First Commissioner of Works 1894-95, Home Secretary 1905-1910

Governor General of South Africa 1910-14

Son of William Ewart Gladstone, Liberal MP for Leeds West 1885-1910. Home Secretary 1905-10 and later Governor General of South Africa.

Portrait of Norman Birkett

Birkett, Norman

(1883 - 1962)

1st Baron Birkett of Ulverston

Liberal MP for Nottingham East 1923-24, 1929-31

Alternate British judge at the Nuremberg trials 1945-46

Portrait of Sydney Charles Buxton

Buxton, Sydney

(1853 - 1934)

1st Earl Buxton

Liberal MP for Peterborough 1883-85, Poplar 1886-1914

Postmaster Genertal 1905-10, President of the Board of Trade 1910-14

Governor General of South Africa 1914-20

Portrait of Herbert Henry Asquith

Asquith, Herbert Henry

(1852 - 1928)

1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Liberal MP for East Fife 1886-1918, Paisley 1920-24

Leader of the Liberal Party 1908-26

Home Secretary 1892-95, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1905-08, Prime Minister 1908-16

Portrait of Paddy Ashdown

Ashdown, Paddy

(1941 - 2018)

Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon

Liberal/Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil 1983-2001

Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1988-99

High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2002-06

Portrait of Christopher Addison

Addison, Christopher

(1869 - 1951)

1st Viscount Addison

Liberal MP for Hoxton Jan 1910-18; Shoredich 1918-22; Labour MP for Swindon 1929-31, 1934-35

Minister of Munitions 1917-18, Minister of Reconstruction 1917-19, President of the Local Government Board 1919, Minister of Health 1919-21, Minister Without Portfolio 1921, Minister of Agriculture 1930-31, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1945-47, Lord Privy Seal 1947-51

Portrait of Harcourt Johnstone

Johnstone, Harcourt

(1895 - 1945)

Liberal MP for Willesden East 1923-24, South Shields 1931-35, Middlesborough West 1940-45

Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade 1940-45