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This page lists all peers who held extant titles between 1750 and 1759.

Peerage of England, Scotland and Great Britain

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Dukes

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Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Peerage of England
Duke of Cornwall (1337) Frederick, Prince of Wales 1727 1751 Died
Duke of Norfolk (1483) Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk 1732 1777
Duke of Somerset (1547) Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset 1748 1750 Died
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset 1750 1757 Died
Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset 1757 1792
Duke of Cleveland (1670) William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland 1730 1774
Duke of Richmond (1675) Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond 1723 1750 Died
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond 1750 1806
Duke of Grafton (1675) Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton 1690 1757 Died
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 1757 1811
Duke of Beaufort (1682) Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort 1745 1756 Died
Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort 1756 1803
Duke of St Albans (1684) Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 1726 1751 Died
George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 1751 1786
Duke of Bolton (1689) Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton 1722 1754 Died
Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton 1754 1759 Died
Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton 1759 1765
Duke of Leeds (1694) Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds 1731 1789
Duke of Bedford (1694) John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 1732 1771
Duke of Devonshire (1694) William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire 1729 1755 Died
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire 1755 1764
Duke of Marlborough (1702) Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough 1733 1758 Died
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough 1758 1817
Duke of Rutland (1703) John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland 1721 1779
Peerage of Scotland
Duke of Hamilton (1643) James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton 1743 1758 Died
James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton 1758 1769
Duke of Buccleuch (1663) Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch 1732 1751 Died
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch 1751 1812
Duke of Queensberry (1684) Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry 1711 1778
Duke of Gordon (1684) Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon 1728 1752 Died
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon 1752 1827
Duke of Argyll (1701) Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll 1743 1761
Duke of Atholl (1703) James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl 1724 1764
Duke of Douglas (1703) Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas 1703 1761
Duke of Montrose (1707) William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose 1742 1790
Duke of Roxburghe (1707) Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe 1741 1755 Died
John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe 1755 1804
Peerage of Great Britain
Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1715) Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 1742 1778
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1715) Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull 1726 1773
Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (1715) Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle 1715 1768 Created Newcastle-under-Lyne in 1756
Duke of Portland (1716) William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland 1726 1762
Duke of Manchester (1719) Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester 1739 1762
Duke of Chandos (1719) Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos 1744 1771
Duke of Dorset (1720) Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset 1720 1765
Duke of Bridgewater (1720) Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater 1748 1803
Duke of Cumberland (1726) Prince William, Duke of Cumberland 1726 1765

Marquesses

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Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Peerage of England
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Peerage of Scotland
Marquess of Tweeddale (1694) John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale 1715 1762
Marquess of Lothian (1701) William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian 1722 1767
Marquess of Annandale (1701) George Vanden-Bempde, 3rd Marquess of Annandale 1730 1792
Peerage of Great Britain
Marquess Grey (1740) Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey 1740 1797
Marquess of Rockingham (1746) Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham 1746 1750 Died
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham 1750 1782

Earls

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Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Peerage of England
Earl of Shrewsbury (1442) George Talbot, 14th Earl of Shrewsbury 1743 1787
Earl of Derby (1485) Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby 1736 1776
Earl of Huntingdon (1529) Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon 1746 1789
Earl of Pembroke (1551) Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke 1749 1794
Earl of Devon (1553) William Courtenay, de jure 7th Earl of Devon 1735 1762
Earl of Lincoln (1572) Henry Clinton, 9th Earl of Lincoln 1730 1794
Earl of Suffolk (1603) Henry Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk 1745 1757 Died
Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk 1757 1779
Earl of Exeter (1605) Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter 1722 1754 Died
Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter 1754 1793
Earl of Salisbury (1605) James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury 1728 1780
Earl of Northampton (1618) James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton 1727 1754 Died
George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton 1754 1758 Died
Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton 1758 1763
Earl of Warwick (1618) Edward Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick 1721 1759 Died, title extinct
Earl of Denbigh (1622) William Feilding, 5th Earl of Denbigh 1717 1755 Died
Basil Feilding, 6th Earl of Denbigh 1755 1800
Earl of Westmorland (1624) John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland 1736 1762
Earl of Peterborough (1628) Charles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of Peterborough 1735 1779
Earl of Stamford (1628) Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford 1739 1768
Earl of Winchilsea (1628) Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea 1730 1769
Earl of Chesterfield (1628) Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield 1726 1773
Earl of Thanet (1628) Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet 1729 1753 Died
Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet 1753 1786
Earl of Sandwich (1660) John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 1729 1792
Earl of Anglesey (1661) Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey 1737 1761
Earl of Cardigan (1661) George Brudenell, 4th Earl of Cardigan 1732 1790
Earl of Clarendon (1661) Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon 1723 1753 Died, title extinct
Earl of Essex (1661) William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex 1743 1799
Earl of Carlisle (1661) Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle 1738 1758 Died
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle 1758 1825
Earl of Burlington (1664) Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington 1704 1753 Earl of Cork in the Peerage of Ireland; died, title extinct
Earl of Shaftesbury (1672) Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury 1713 1771
Earl of Lichfield (1674) George Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield 1742 1772
Earl of Radnor (1679) John Robartes, 4th Earl of Radnor 1741 1757 Died, title extinct
Earl of Berkeley (1679) Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley 1736 1755 Died
Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley 1755 1810
Earl of Abingdon (1682) Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon 1743 1760
Earl of Gainsborough (1682) Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough 1714 1751 Died
Baptist Noel, 5th Earl of Gainsborough 1751 1759 Died
Henry Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough 1759 1798
Earl of Plymouth (1682) Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth 1732 1771
Earl of Holderness (1682) Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness 1722 1778
Earl of Stafford (1688) William Stafford-Howard, 3rd Earl of Stafford 1734 1751 Died
John Paul Stafford-Howard, 4th Earl of Stafford 1751 1762
Earl of Warrington (1690) George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington 1694 1758 Died, title extinct
Earl of Scarbrough (1690) Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough 1739 1752 Died
Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough 1752 1782
Earl of Bradford (1694) Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford 1734 1762
Earl of Rochford (1695) William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford 1738 1781
Earl of Albemarle (1697) Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle 1718 1754 Died
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle 1754 1772
Earl of Coventry (1697) William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry 1719 1751 Died
George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry 1751 1809
Earl of Jersey (1697) William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey 1721 1769
Earl of Grantham (1698) Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham 1698 1754 Died, title extinct
Earl Poulett (1706) John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett 1743 1764
Earl of Godolphin (1706) Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin 1712 1766
Earl of Cholmondeley (1706) George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley 1733 1770
Peerage of Scotland
Earl of Crawford (1398) George Lindsay-Crawford, 21st Earl of Crawford 1749 1781
Earl of Erroll (1452) Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll 1717 1758 Died
James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll 1758 1778
Earl of Sutherland (1235) William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland 1733 1750 Died
William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland 1750 1766
Earl of Rothes (1458) John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes 1722 1767
Earl of Morton (1458) James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton 1738 1768
Earl of Glencairn (1488) William Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn 1734 1775
Earl of Eglinton (1507) Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton 1729 1769
Earl of Cassilis (1509) John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis 1701 1759 Died
Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis 1759 1775
Earl of Caithness (1455) Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness 1705 1765
Earl of Buchan (1469) Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan 1745 1767
Earl of Moray (1562) James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray 1739 1767
Earl of Home (1605) William Home, 8th Earl of Home 1720 1761
Earl of Abercorn (1606) James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn 1744 1789
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1606) Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1735 1753 Died
John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1753 1776
Earl of Kellie (1619) Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie 1710 1758 Died
Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie 1758 1781
Earl of Haddington (1619) Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington 1735 1794
Earl of Galloway (1623) Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway 1746 1773
Earl of Lauderdale (1624) James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale 1744 1789
Earl of Loudoun (1633) John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun 1731 1782
Earl of Kinnoull (1633) George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull 1709 1758 Died
Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull 1758 1787
Earl of Dumfries (1633) William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries 1742 1769
Earl of Elgin (1633) Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin 1747 1771
Earl of Traquair (1633) Charles Stewart, 5th Earl of Traquair 1741 1764
Earl of Wemyss (1633) James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 1720 1756 Died; heir to the peerage was under attainder
Earl of Dalhousie (1633) Charles Ramsay, 7th Earl of Dalhousie 1739 1764
Earl of Findlater (1638) James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater 1730 1764
Earl of Leven (1641) Alexander Leslie, 5th Earl of Leven 1728 1754 Died
David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven 1754 1802
Earl of Dysart (1643) Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart 1727 1770
Earl of Selkirk (1646) Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk 1744 1799
Earl of Northesk (1647) George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk 1741 1792
Earl of Balcarres (1651) James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres 1736 1768
Earl of Aboyne (1660) Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne 1732 1794
Earl of Newburgh (1660) Charles Livingston, 2nd Earl of Newburgh 1670 1755 Died
James Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Newburgh 1755 1786
Earl of Dundonald (1669) William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald 1737 1758 Died
Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald 1758 1778
Earl of Kintore (1677) John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore 1718 1758 Died
William Keith, 4th Earl of Kintore 1758 1761
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1677) John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland 1717 1752 Died
John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland 1752 1782
Earl of Aberdeen (1682) George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen 1746 1801
Earl of Dunmore (1686) John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore 1710 1752 Died
William Murray, 3rd Earl of Dunmore 1752 1756 Died
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore 1752 1809
Earl of Orkney (1696) Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney 1737 1756 Died
Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney 1756 1790
Earl of March (1697) William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March 1731 1810
Earl of Marchmont (1697) Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont 1740 1794
Earl of Hyndford (1701) John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford 1737 1766
Earl of Stair (1703) James Dalrymple, 3rd Earl of Stair 1747 1760
Earl of Rosebery (1703) James Primrose, 2nd Earl of Rosebery 1723 1765
Earl of Glasgow (1703) John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow 1740 1775
Earl of Portmore (1703) Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore 1730 1785
Earl of Bute (1703) John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute 1723 1792
Earl of Hopetoun (1703) John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun 1742 1781
Earl of Deloraine (1706) Henry Scott, 4th Earl of Deloraine 1740 1807
Peerage of Great Britain
Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1711) Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 1741 1755 Died
Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 1755 1790
Earl of Strafford (1711) William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford 1739 1791
Earl Ferrers (1711) Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers 1745 1760
Earl of Dartmouth (1711) William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth 1711 1750 Died
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth 1750 1801
Earl of Tankerville (1714) Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville 1722 1753 Died
Charles Bennet, 3rd Earl of Tankerville 1753 1767
Earl of Aylesford (1714) Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford 1740 1757 Died
Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford 1757 1777
Earl of Bristol (1714) John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol 1714 1751 Died
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol 1751 1775
Earl of Uxbridge (1714) Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge 1743 1769
Earl Granville (1715) John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville 1744 1763
Earl of Halifax (1715) George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 1739 1771
Earl of Sussex (1717) George Yelverton, 2nd Earl of Sussex 1731 1758 Died
Henry Yelverton, 3rd Earl of Sussex 1758 1799
Earl Cowper (1718) William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper 1723 1764
Earl Stanhope (1718) Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope 1721 1786
Earl Coningsby (1719) Margaret Newton, 2nd Countess Coningsby 1729 1761
Earl of Harborough (1719) Philip Sherard, 2nd Earl of Harborough 1732 1750 Died
Bennet Sherard, 3rd Earl of Harborough 1750 1770
Earl of Macclesfield (1721) George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield 1732 1764
Earl of Pomfret (1721) Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret 1721 1753 Died
George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret 1753 1785
Countess of Walsingham (1722) Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham 1722 1778
Earl Waldegrave (1729) James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave 1741 1763
Earl of Ashburnham (1730) John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham 1737 1812
Earl FitzWalter (1730) Benjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl FitzWalter 1730 1756 Died; Peerage extinct
Earl of Effingham (1731) Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham 1743 1763
Countess of Yarmouth (1740) Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth 1743 1765
Earl of Orford (1742) Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford 1745 1751 Died
George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford 1751 1791
Earl of Harrington (1742) William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington 1742 1756 Died
William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington 1756 1779
Earl of Bath (1742) William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath 1742 1764
Earl of Portsmouth (1743) John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth 1743 1762
Earl of Leicester (1744) Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester 1744 1759 Died; Peerage extinct
Earl Brooke (1746) Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke 1746 1773 Created Earl of Warwick in 1759
Earl Clinton (1746) Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Clinton 1746 1751 Died; Peerage extinct
Earl Gower (1746) John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower 1746 1754 Died
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower 1754 1803
Earl of Buckinghamshire (1746) John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire 1746 1756 Died
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire 1756 1793
Earl Fitzwilliam (1746) William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl Fitzwilliam 1746 1756 Died
William Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam 1756 1833
Earl of Powis (1748) Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 1748 1772
Earl of Northumberland (1749) Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland 1750 1786 Peerage previously held by the Duke of Somerset
Earl of Egremont (1748) Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont 1750 1763 Peerage previously held by the Duke of Somerset
Earl Temple (1749) Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple 1749 1752 Died
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple 1752 1779
Earl Harcourt (1749) Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt 1749 1777
Earl of Hertford (1750) Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford 1750 1794 New creation
Earl of Guilford (1752) Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford 1752 1790 New creation
Earl Cornwallis (1753) Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis 1753 1762 New creation
Earl of Hardwicke (1754) Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke 1753 1764 New creation
Earl of Darlington (1754) Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington 1754 1758 New creation; died
Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington 1758 1792
Earl Fauconberg (1756) Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg 1756 1774 New creation
Earl of Ilchester (1756) Stephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of Ilchester 1756 1776 New creation

Viscounts

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Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Peerage of England
Viscount Hereford (1550) Edward Devereux, 11th Viscount Hereford 1748 1760
Viscount Montagu (1554) Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montagu 1717 1767
Viscount Saye and Sele (1624) Richard Fiennes, 6th Viscount Saye and Sele 1742 1781
Viscount Fauconberg (1643) Thomas Belasyse, 4th Viscount Fauconberg 1718 1774 Created Earl Fauconberg, see above
Viscount Hatton (1682) William Seton Hatton, 2nd Viscount Hatton 1706 1760
Viscount Townshend (1682) Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend 1738 1764
Viscount Weymouth (1682) Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth 1714 1751 Died
Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth 1751 1796
Viscount Lonsdale (1690) Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale 1713 1751 Died, title extinct
Peerage of Scotland
Viscount of Falkland (1620) Lucius Cary, 7th Viscount Falkland 1730 1785
Viscount of Stormont (1621) David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont 1748 1796
Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641) John Arbuthnot, 5th Viscount of Arbuthnott 1710 1756 Died
John Arbuthnot, 6th Viscount of Arbuthnott 1756 1791
Viscount of Irvine (1661) Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine 1736 1761
Peerage of Great Britain
Viscount Bolingbroke (1712) Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1712 1751 Died
Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke 1751 1787
Viscount St John (1716) Frederick St John, 3rd Viscount St John 1748 1787 Inherited the senior Viscountcy of Bolingbroke in 1751
Viscount Cobham (1718) Hester Grenville, 2nd Viscountess Cobham 1749 1752 Created Countess Temple, see above
Viscount Falmouth (1720) Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth 1734 1782
Viscount Torrington (1721) George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington 1747 1750 Died
George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington 1750 1812
Viscount Leinster (1747) James FitzGerald, 1st Viscount Leinster 1747 1773 Earl of Kildare in the Peerage of Ireland
Viscount Folkestone (1747) Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone 1747 1761

Barons

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Title Holder Date gained Date lost Notes
Peerage of England
Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1299) Charlotte Townshend, 16th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley 1749 1770
Baron de Clifford (1299) Margaret Coke, 19th Baroness de Clifford 1734 1775
Baron Dacre (1321) Anne Barrett-Lennard, 16th Baroness Dacre 1741 1755 Died
Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 17th Baron Dacre 1755 1786
Baron Dudley (1440) Ferdinando Dudley Lea, 11th Baron Dudley 1740 1757 Died, Barony fell into abeyance
Baron Stourton (1448) Charles Stourton, 15th Baron Stourton 1744 1753 Died
William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton 1753 1781
Baron Willoughby de Broke (1491) Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke 1728 1752 Died
John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke 1752 1816
Baron Wentworth (1529) Edward Noel, 9th Baron Wentworth 1745 1774
Baron Wharton (1544) Jane Wharton, 7th Baroness Wharton 1739 1761
Baron Willoughby of Parham (1547) Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham 1715 1765
Baron North (1554) Francis North, 7th Baron North 1734 1790 Created Earl of Guilford, see above
Baron Hunsdon (1559) William Ferdinand Carey, 8th Baron Hunsdon 1702 1765
Baron St John of Bletso (1559) John St John, 11th Baron St John of Bletso 1722 1757 Died
John St John, 12th Baron St John of Bletso 1757 1767
Baron De La Warr (1570) John West, 7th Baron De La Warr 1723 1766
Baron Petre (1603) Robert Petre, 9th Baron Petre 1742 1801
Baron Arundell of Wardour (1605) Henry Arundell, 7th Baron Arundell of Wardour 1746 1756 Died
Henry Arundell, 8th Baron Arundell of Wardour 1756 1808
Baron Dormer (1615) Charles Dormer, 6th Baron Dormer 1728 1761
Baron Teynham (1616) Henry Roper, 10th Baron Teynham 1727 1781
Baron Craven (1627) Fulwar Craven, 4th Baron Craven 1739 1764
Baron Clifford (1628) Charlotte Cavendish, 6th Baroness Clifford 1753 1754 Title previously held by the Earls of Burlington; died
William Cavendish, 7th Baron Clifford 1754 1811
Baron Maynard (1628) Charles Maynard, 6th Baron Maynard 1745 1775
Baron Leigh (1643) Edward Leigh, 5th Baron Leigh 1749 1786
Baron Byron (1643) William Byron, 5th Baron Byron 1736 1798
Baron Ward (1644) John Ward, 6th Baron Ward 1740 1774
Baron Langdale (1658) Marmaduke Langdale, 4th Baron Langdale 1718 1771
Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1658) John Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton 1741 1773
Baron Cornwallis (1661) Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis 1722 1762 Created Earl Cornwallis, see above
Baron Delamer (1661) Nathaniel Booth, 4th Baron Delamer 1758 1770 Title previously held by the Earls of Warrington
Baron Arundell of Trerice (1664) John Arundell, 4th Baron Arundell of Trerice 1706 1768
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1672) Hugh Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh 1732 1783
Baron Willoughby of Parham (1680) Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham 1715 1765
Baron Stawell (1683) Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell 1742 1755 Died, title extinct
Baron Guilford (1683) Francis North, 3rd Baron Guilford 1729 1790 Created Earl of Guilford, see above
Baron Barnard (1698) Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard 1723 1753
Henry Vane, 3rd Baron Barnard 1753 1758 Created Earl of Darlington, see above
Baron Conway (1703) Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Baron Conway 1732 1794 Created Earl of Hertford, see above
Peerage of Scotland
Lord Somerville (1430) James Somerville, 13th Lord Somerville 1709 1765
Lord Forbes (1442) James Forbes, 15th Lord Forbes 1734 1761
Lord Saltoun (1445) Alexander Fraser, 14th Lord Saltoun 1748 1751 Died
George Fraser, 15th Lord Saltoun 1748 1781
Lord Gray (1445) John Gray, 11th Lord Gray 1738 1782
Lord Cathcart (1460) Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart 1740 1776
Lord Sempill (1489) John Sempill, 13th Lord Sempill 1746 1782
Lord Ross (1499) George Ross, 13th Lord Ross 1738 1754 Died
William Ross, 14th Lord Ross 1754 1754 Died, peerage extinct
Lord Elphinstone (1509) Charles Elphinstone, 9th Lord Elphinstone 1718 1757 Died
Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone 1757 1781
Lord Torphichen (1564) James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen 1696 1753 Died
Walter Sandilands, 8th Lord Torphichen 1753 1765
Lord Lindores (1600) Alexander Leslie, 6th Lord Lindores 1719 1765
Lord Colville of Culross (1604) Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross 1741 1770
Lord Blantyre (1606) Walter Stuart, 8th Lord Blantyre 1743 1751 Died
William Stuart, 9th Lord Blantyre 1751 1776
Lord Cranstoun (1609) James Cranstoun, 6th Lord Cranstoun 1727 1773
Lord Aston of Forfar (1627) James Aston, 5th Lord Aston of Forfar 1748 1751 Died
Philip Aston, 6th Lord Aston of Forfar 1751 1755 Died
Walter Aston, 7th Lord Aston of Forfar 1755 1763
Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1627) Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1710 1781
Lord Napier (1627) Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier 1706 1773
Lord Reay (1628) Donald Mackay, 4th Lord Reay 1748 1761
Lord Kirkcudbright (1633) William Maclellan, 7th Lord Kirkcudbright 1730 1762
Lord Forrester (1633) William Forrester, 7th Lord Forrester 1748 1763
Lord Banff (1642) Alexander Ogilvy, 7th Lord Banff 1746 1771
Lord Elibank (1643) Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank 1736 1778
Lord Falconer of Halkerton (1646) David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton 1724 1751 Died
Alexander Falconer, 5th Lord Falconer of Halkerton 1751 1762
Lord Belhaven and Stenton (1647) John Hamilton, 4th Lord Belhaven and Stenton 1721 1764
Lord Rollo (1651) Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo 1700 1758 Died
Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo 1758 1763
Lord Ruthven of Freeland (1650) Isobel Ruthven, 4th Lady Ruthven of Freeland 1722 1783
Lord Bellenden (1661) Ker Bellenden, 4th Lord Bellenden 1741 1753 Died
John Ker Bellenden, 5th Lord Bellenden 1753 1796
Lord Kinnaird (1682) Charles Kinnaird, 5th Lord Kinnaird 1727 1758 Died
Charles Kinnaird, 6th Lord Kinnaird 1758 1767

References

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  • Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1887). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant. Vol. 1–8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
  • Cracroft-Brennan, Patrick. "Cracroft's Peerage" (web). Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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