This page lists all peerages created for retiring speakers of the House of Commons. Extant titles are in bold.
Peerages created for the Speaker of the House of Commons TitleCreatedSpeakerCurrent statusNotesReign of Queen Anne, 1707–1714no peerage creations for SpeakersReign of King George I, 1714–1727 Baron Onslow 19 June 1716 Sir Richard Onslow, Bt. Extant Created with a special remainderReign of King George II, 1727–1760 Baron Wilmington 8 January 1728 Sir Spencer Compton3rd son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton. Extinct 2 July 1743 Earl of Wilmington 14 May 1730 The 1st Baron Wilmington Extinct 2 July 1743Reign of King George III, 1760–1820 Baron Grantley 9 April 1782 Sir Fletcher Norton Extant Baron Grenville 25 November 1790 William Grenville Extinct 12 January 1834 Baron Redesdale 15 February 1802 Sir John Mitford Extinct 2 May 1886 Viscount Sidmouth 12 January 1805 Henry AddingtonServed also as Prime Minister before the viscountcy was created. Extant On 5 February 1811, George Prince of Wales became the Prince Regent Baron Colchester 3 June 1817 Charles Abbot Extinct 26 February 1919Reign of King George IV, 1820–1830no peerage creations for SpeakersReign of King William IV, 1830–1837 Viscount CanterburyBaron Bottesford 10 March 1835 Charles Manners-SuttonGreat-Grandson of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland. Extinct 26 February 1941 Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837–1901 Baron Dunfermline 7 June 1839 James Abercromby3rd son of Mary Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby. Extinct 2 July 1868 Viscount Eversley 11 April 1857 Charles Shaw-Lefevre Extinct 28 December 1888 Viscount Ossington 13 February 1872 Evelyn Denison Extinct 7 March 1873 Viscount Hampden 4 March 1884 Henry Brand2nd son of Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre. Extant Succeeded as 23rd Baron Dacre in 1890. Viscount Peel 9 May 1895 Arthur Peel Extant 2nd Viscount was created Earl Peel 10 July 1929Reign of King Edward VII, 1901–1910 Viscount Selby 6 July 1905 William Gully Extant Reign of King George V, 1910–1936 Viscount Ullswater 8 July 1921 James LowtherGrandson of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale. Extant Reign of King Edward VIII, 1936no peerage creations for SpeakersReign of King George VI, 1936–1952 Viscount Ruffside 14 December 1951 Douglas Clifton Brown Extinct 5 May 1958 Reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952–2022Viscount Dunrossil 12 November 1959 William Morrison Extant Baron Maybray-King 2 March 1971 Horace King Extinct 3 September 1986 Life peerage Baron Selwyn-Lloyd 8 March 1976 Selwyn Lloyd Extinct 17 May 1978 Life peerage Viscount Tonypandy 11 July 1983 George Thomas Extinct 22 September 1997 Baron Weatherill 15 July 1992 Bernard Weatherill Extinct 6 May 2007 Life peerage Baroness Boothroyd 15 January 2001 Betty Boothroyd Extinct 26 February 2023 Life peerage Baron Martin of Springburn 25 August 2009 Michael Martin Extinct 29 April 2018 Life peerageReign of King Charles III, 2022–presentno peerage creations for Speakers
Speakers never raised to the peerage
Speaker Notes Constituency Related peerageJohn SmithDied as an MP Andover as Speaker East Looe as MP Sir William Bromley Died as an MP Oxford University Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt. Died as a commoner Suffolk Arthur Onslow Died as a commoner Surrey Sir John Cust, Bt. Died as an MP Grantham Charles Wolfran Cornwall Died in Office Rye John Henry Whitley Turned down Peerage Halifax Edward FitzRoy2nd son of Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton. Died in Office Daventry His widow was created Viscountess Daventry in 1943, which title is extant. Sir Harry Hylton-Foster Died in Office Cities of London and Westminster His widow was created Baroness Hylton-Foster for life in 1965. John Bercow Currently living as a commoner Buckingham
See also List of speakers of the British House of Commons List of peerages held by prime ministers of the United Kingdom List of peerages created for lord chancellors and lord keepers
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External links from the Parliament of the United Kingdom website.