Members of Parliament (Lords)

Portrait of Hudson Kearley

Kearley, Hudson

(1856 - 1934)

1st Viscount Devonport

Minister of Food Control 1916-17

Portrait of Roundell Palmer

Palmer, Roundell

(1812 - 1895)

1st Earl of Selborne

Whig MP for Plymouth 1847-52, 1853-57, Richmond 1853-57

Solicitor General 1861-63, Attorney General 1863-66, Lord Chancellor 1872-74, 1880-85

Portrait of George Villiers

Villiers, George

(1800 - 1870)

4th Earl of Clarendon

Lord Privy Seal 1840-41, President of the Board of Trade 1846-47, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1847-52, Foreign Secretary 1853-58, 1865-66, 1868-70, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1864-65

Portrait of Walter Layton

Layton, Sir Walter

(1884 - 1966)

1st Baron Layton of Danehill

Deputy Leader of the Liberals in the House of Lords 1952-55

Editor of The Economist 1922-38

Portrait of Henry Bruce

Bruce, Henry Austin

(1815 - 1895)

1st Baron Aberdare

Liberal MP for Merthyr Tydfil 1852-68, Renfrewshire 1869-73

Vice President for the Committee on Education 1864-66, Home Secretary 1868-74, Lord President of the Council 1873-74

Portrait of Donald Wade

Wade, Donald

(1904 - 1988)

Baron Wade of Huddersfield

Liberal MP for Huddersfield West 1950-64

President of the Liberal Party 1967-68

Liberal Chief Whip 1956-62, Deputy Leader 1962-64

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 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 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 Nancy Seear

Seear, Nancy

(1913 - 1997)

Baroness Seear of Paddington

Liberal leader in the House of Lords 1984-1988

Portrait of Philip Kerr

Kerr, Philip

(1882 - 1940)

11th Marquess of Lothian

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1931

Ambassador to the United States 1939-40

Portrait of George Mackie

Mackie, George

(1919 - 2015)

Baron Mackie of Benshie

Liberal MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1964-66

Chairman of the Scottish Liberal Party 1965-70, President of the Scottish Liberal Party 1983-88

Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli

Disraeli, Benjamin

(1804 - 1881)

1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Tory MP for Maidstone 1837-41, Shrewsbury 1841-47, Buckinghamshire 1847-76

Leader of the Conservative Party 1868-80

Chancellor of the Exchequer 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68, Prime Minister 1868, 1874-80