This page lists all peerages held by the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, whether created or inherited before or after their Lord Chancellorship. Extant titles are in bold.

Peerages created for lord high chancellors of Great Britain

TitleCreatedLord ChancellorCurrent statusNotesRefReign of Queen Anne, 1707–1714 Baron Cowper 14 December 1706 William Cowper, MP LG Baron Harcourt 3 September 1711 Sir Simon Harcourt, MP During Chancellorship LGReign of King George I, 1714–1727 Baron Parker 10 March 1716 Sir Thomas Parker, MP Extant LG Earl Cowper 20 March 1718 The 1st Baron Cowper During Chancellorship LG Viscount Harcourt 24 July 1721 The 1st Baron Harcourt 2nd Viscount created Earl Harcourt in 1749 LG Earl of Macclesfield 15 November 1721 The 1st Baron Parker Extant During Chancellorship LG Baron King 29 May 1725 Sir Peter King 8th Baron created Earl of Lovelace in 1838 Reign of King George II, 1727–1760 Baron Hardwicke 16 November 1733 Sir Philip Yorke, MP Extant Baron Talbot 5 December 1733 Charles Talbot, MP Extant 2nd Baron created Earl Talbot in 1761. 3rd Baron in turn created Earl Talbot in 1784. Earl of Hardwicke 2 April 1754 The 1st Baron Hardwicke Extant During Chancellorship Baron Henley 27 May 1760 Sir Robert Henley During Chancellorship Reign of King George III, 1760–1820 Earl of Northington 19 May 1764 The 1st Baron Henley During Chancellorship Baron Camden 17 July 1765 Sir Charles Pratt Extant Baron Apsley 24 January 1771 Henry Bathurst Extant Succeeded as 2nd Earl Bathurst in 1775 Baron Thurlow 3 June 1778 Edward Thurlow, MP Baron Loughborough 17 June 1780 Alexander Wedderburn, MP Earl Camden 13 May 1786 The 1st Baron Camden Extant 2nd Earl created Marquess Camden in 1812 Baron Thurlow 11 June 1792 The 1st Baron Thrlow Extant Baron Loughborough31 October 1795The 1st Baron LoughboroughExtant During Chancellorship Baron Eldon 18 July 1799 Sir John Scott, MP Extant Earl of Rosslyn21 April 1801The 1st Baron LoughboroughExtant Retirement Honour Baron Erskine 10 February 1806 Thomas Erskine, MP Extant On 5 February 1811, George Prince of Wales became the Prince RegentReign of King George IV, 1820–1830 Earl of EldonViscount Encombe 7 July 1821 The 1st Baron Eldon Extant During Chancellorship Baron Lyndhurst 25 April 1827 Sir John Copley, MP Reign of King William IV, 1830–1837 Baron Brougham and Vaux 22 November 1830 Henry Brougham, MP Baron Cottenham 20 January 1836 Sir Charles Pepys, MP Extant Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837–1901 Baron Campbell 30 June 1841 Sir John Campbell Extant Earl of CottenhamViscount Crowhurst 11 June 1850 The 1st Baron Cottenham Extant Retirement Honour Baron Truro 15 July 1850 Sir Thomas Wilde Baron Cranworth 20 December 1850 Sir Robert Rolfe Baron St Leonards 1 March 1852 Sir Edward Sugden Baron Chelmsford 1 March 1858 Sir Frederic Thesiger, MP Extant 3rd Baron created Viscount Chelmsford in 1921 Baron Brougham and Vaux 22 March 1860 The 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux Extant Baron Westbury 27 June 1861 Sir Richard Bethell, MP Extant Baron Cairns 27 February 1867 Sir Hugh Cairns, MP Extant Baron Hatherley 9 December 1868 Sir William Wood Baron Selborne 23 October 1872 Sir Roundell Palmer, MP Extant Earl CairnsViscount Garmoyle 27 September 1878 The 1st Baron Cairns Extant During Chancellorship Earl of SelborneViscount Wolmer 30 December 1882 The 1st Baron Selborne Extant During Chancellorship Baron Halsbury 26 June 1885 Sir Hardinge Giffard, MP Baron Herschell 8 February 1886 Sir Farrer Herschell Earl of HalsburyViscount Tiverton 19 January 1898 The 1st Baron Halsbury During Chancellorship Reign of King Edward VII, 1901–1910 Baron Loreburn 8 January 1906 Sir Robert Reid Reign of King George V, 1910–1936 Viscount Haldane 27 March 1911 Richard Haldane, MP Earl Loreburn 4 July 1911 The 1st Baron Loreburn During Chancellorship Baron Buckmaster 14 June 1915 Sir Stanley Buckmaster, MP Extant Baron Finlay 19 December 1916 Sir Robert Finlay, MP Viscount Cave 14 November 1918 Sir George Cave Baron Birkenhead 3 February 1919 Sir F. E. Smith, Bt., MP Viscount Finlay 27 March 1919 The 1st Baron Finlay Retirement Honour Viscount Birkenhead 15 June 1921 The 1st Baron Birkenhead During Chancellorship Earl of BirkenheadViscount Furneaux 28 November 1922 The 1st Viscount Birkenhead Retirement Honour Baron Hailsham 5 April 1928 Sir Douglas Hogg, MP Extant Baron Sankey 21 June 1929 Sir John Sankey Viscount Hailsham 4 July 1929 The 1st Baron Hailsham Extant Retirement Honour Viscount Sankey 30 January 1932 The 1st Baron Sankey During Chancellorship Viscount Buckmaster 24 February 1933 The 1st Baron Buckmaster Extant Baron Maugham 7 October 1935 Sir Frederic Maugham Law Lord Reign of King Edward VIII, 1936no peerage creations for Lord ChancellorsReign of King George VI, 1936–1952 Viscount Caldecote 6 September 1939 Sir Thomas Inskip, MP Extant Viscount Maugham 22 September 1939 The Baron Maugham Retirement Honour Viscount Simon 20 May 1940 Sir John Simon, MP Baron Simonds 18 April 1944 Sir Gavin Simonds Law Lord Baron Jowitt 2 August 1945 Sir William Jowitt, MP Viscount Jowitt 20 January 1947 The 1st Baron Jowitt During Chancellorship Earl JowittViscount Stevenage 24 December 1951 The 1st Viscount Jowitt Retirement Honour Reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952–2022 Baron Simonds 24 June 1952 The Baron Simonds During Chancellorship Viscount Simonds 18 October 1954 The 1st Baron Simonds Retirement Honour Viscount Kilmuir 19 October 1954 Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, MP Baron Dilhorne 17 July 1962 Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, Bt., MP Extant Earl of KilmuirBaron Fyfe of Dornoch 20 July 1962 The 1st Viscount Kilmuir Retirement Honour Baron Gardiner 15 January 1964 Gerald Gardiner Life peerage Viscount Dilhorne 7 December 1964 The 1st Baron Dilhorne Extant Retirement Honour Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone 30 June 1970 Quintin Hogg, MP Life peerage Baron Elwyn-Jones 11 March 1974 Sir Elwyn Jones, MP Life peerage Baron Mackay of Clashfern 6 July 1979 James Mackay Extant Life peerage Baron Irvine of Lairg 25 March 1987 Derry Irvine Extant Life peerage Baron Havers 22 June 1987 Sir Michael Havers Life peerage Baron Falconer of Thoroton 14 May 1997 Charlie Falconer Extant Life peerage Baron Clarke of Nottingham 4 September 2020 Kenneth Clarke Extant Life peerage Reign of King Charles III, 2022–present Baron Grayling 20 August 2024 Chris Grayling Extant Life peerage https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4690324 Baron Gove 13 May 2025 Michael Gove Extant Life peerage

Lord chancellors without peerages

Lord Chancellor Notes Constituency Related peerageCharles Yorke, KC, MPDied before being created a Peer ReigateHis male line descendants from his sons Philip and Joseph have held the Earldom of Hardwicke since 1790 Cambridge University Jack StrawCurrently living as a commoner Blackburn Liz Truss South West Norfolk Sir David Lidington Aylesbury David Gauke South West Hertfordshire Sir Robert Buckland, KC South Swindon Dominic Raab Esher and Walton Sir Brandon Lewis Great Yarmouth Alex Chalk, KC Cheltenham Shabana Mahmood Birmingham Ladywood David Lammy Tottenham Alex Norris Nottingham North and Kimberley

See also List of lord chancellors and lord keepers List of peerages held by prime ministers of the United Kingdom List of peerages created for speakers of the House of Commons

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