# List of peerages created for lord chancellors and lord keepers

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

| Title | Created | Lord Chancellor | Current status | Notes | Ref |
| Reign of Queen Anne, 1707–1714 ||||||
| Baron Cowper | 14 December 1706 | William Cowper | Extinct 18 July 1905 | Created Before Lord Chancellorship Created Earl Cowper in 1718 | LG |
| Baron Harcourt | 3 September 1711 | Sir Simon Harcourt | Extinct 17 June 1830 | During Chancellorship | LG |
| Reign of King George I, 1714–1727 ||||||
| Baron Parker | 10 March 1716 | Sir Thomas Parker | Extant | Created Before Lord Chancellorship Created Earl of Macclesfield in 1721 | LG |
| Viscount Harcourt | 24 July 1721 | The 1st Baron Harcourt | Extinct 17 June 1830 | 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 | Extinct 31 January 2018 | 8th Baron created Earl of Lovelace in 1838 | |
| Reign of King George II, 1727–1760 ||||||
| Baron Hardwicke | 23 November 1733 | Sir Philip Yorke | Extant | | LG |
| Baron Talbot | 5 December 1733 | Charles Talbot | Extant | 2nd Baron created Earl Talbot in 1761. 3rd Baron in turn created Earl Talbot in 1784. | LG |
| Earl of Hardwicke | 2 April 1754 | The 1st Baron Hardwicke | Extant | During Chancellorship | |
| Baron Henley | 27 May 1760 | Sir Robert Henley | Extinct 5 July 1786 | During Chancellorship | |
| Reign of King George III, 1760–1820 ||||||
| Earl of Northington | 19 May 1764 | The 1st Baron Henley | Extinct 5 July 1786 | 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 | Extinct 12 September 1806 | | |
| Baron Loughborough | 17 June 1780 | Alexander Wedderburn | Extinct 2 January 1805 | | |
| 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 Loughborough | 31 October 1795 | The 1st Baron Loughborough | Extant | During Chancellorship | |
| Baron Eldon | 18 July 1799 | Sir John Scott | Extant | | |
| Earl of Rosslyn | 21 April 1801 | The 1st Baron Loughborough | Extant | Retirement Honour | |
| Baron Erskine | 10 February 1806 | Thomas Erskine | Extant | | |
| On 5 February 1811, George Prince of Wales became the Prince Regent ||||||
| Reign of King George IV, 1820–1830 ||||||
| Earl of Eldon Viscount Encombe | 7 July 1821 | The 1st Baron Eldon | Extant | During Chancellorship | |
| Baron Lyndhurst | 25 April 1827 | Sir John Copley | Extinct 12 October 1863 | | |
| Reign of King William IV, 1830–1837 ||||||
| Baron Brougham and Vaux | 22 November 1830 | Henry Brougham | Extinct 7 May 1868 | | |
| Baron Cottenham | 20 January 1836 | Sir Charles Pepys | Extant | | |
| Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837–1901 ||||||
| Baron Campbell | 30 June 1841 | Sir John Campbell | Extant | | |
| Earl of Cottenham Viscount Crowhurst | 11 June 1850 | The 1st Baron Cottenham | Extant | Retirement Honour | |
| Baron Truro | 15 July 1850 | Sir Thomas Wilde | Extinct 8 March 1899 | | |
| Baron Cranworth | 20 December 1850 | Sir Robert Rolfe | Extinct 26 July 1868 | | |
| Baron St Leonards | 1 March 1852 | Sir Edward Sugden | Extinct 1 June 1985 | | |
| Baron Chelmsford | 1 March 1858 | Sir Frederic Thesiger | 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 | Extant | | |
| Baron Cairns | 27 February 1867 | Sir Hugh Cairns | Extant | | |
| Baron Hatherley | 9 December 1868 | Sir William Wood | Extinct 10 July 1881 | | |
| Baron Selborne | 23 October 1872 | Sir Roundell Palmer | Extant | | |
| Earl Cairns Viscount Garmoyle | 27 September 1878 | The 1st Baron Cairns | Extant | During Chancellorship | |
| Earl of Selborne Viscount Wolmer | 30 December 1882 | The 1st Baron Selborne | Extant | During Chancellorship | |
| Baron Halsbury | 26 June 1885 | Sir Hardinge Giffard | Extinct 31 December 2010 | | |
| Baron Herschell | 8 February 1886 | Sir Farrer Herschell | Extinct 26 October 2008 | | |
| Earl of Halsbury Viscount Tiverton | 19 January 1898 | The 1st Baron Halsbury | Extinct 31 December 2010 | During Chancellorship | |
| Reign of King Edward VII, 1901–1910 ||||||
| Baron Loreburn | 8 January 1906 | Sir Robert Reid | Extinct 30 November 1923 | | |
| Reign of King George V, 1910–1936 ||||||
| Viscount Haldane | 27 March 1911 | Richard Haldane | Extinct 19 August 1928 | | |
| Earl Loreburn | 4 July 1911 | The 1st Baron Loreburn | Extinct 30 November 1923 | During Chancellorship | |
| Baron Buckmaster | 14 June 1915 | Sir Stanley Buckmaster | Extant | | |
| Baron Finlay | 19 December 1916 | Sir Robert Finlay | Extinct 30 June 1945 | | |
| Viscount Cave | 14 November 1918 | Sir George Cave | Extinct 29 March 1928 | | |
| Baron Birkenhead | 3 February 1919 | Sir F. E. Smith, Bt. | Extinct 16 February 1985 | | |
| Viscount Finlay | 27 March 1919 | The 1st Baron Finlay | Extinct 30 June 1945 | Retirement Honour | |
| Viscount Birkenhead | 15 June 1921 | The 1st Baron Birkenhead | Extinct 16 February 1985 | During Chancellorship | |
| Earl of Birkenhead Viscount Furneaux | 28 November 1922 | The 1st Viscount Birkenhead | Extinct 16 February 1985 | Retirement Honour | |
| Baron Hailsham | 5 April 1928 | Sir Douglas Hogg | Extant | | |
| Baron Sankey | 21 June 1929 | Sir John Sankey | Extinct 6 February 1948 | | |
| Viscount Hailsham | 4 July 1929 | The 1st Baron Hailsham | Extant | Retirement Honour | |
| Viscount Sankey | 30 January 1932 | The 1st Baron Sankey | Extinct 6 February 1948 | During Chancellorship | |
| Viscount Buckmaster | 24 February 1933 | The 1st Baron Buckmaster | Extant | | |
| Baron Maugham | 7 October 1935 | Sir Frederic Maugham | Extinct 23 March 1958 | Law Lord | |
| Reign of King Edward VIII, 1936 ||||||
| no peerage creations for Lord Chancellors ||||||
| Reign of King George VI, 1936–1952 ||||||
| Viscount Caldecote | 6 September 1939 | Sir Thomas Inskip | Extant | | |
| Viscount Maugham | 22 September 1939 | The Baron Maugham | Extinct 1981 | Retirement Honour | |
| Viscount Simon | 20 May 1940 | Sir John Simon | Extinct 15 August 2021 | | |
| Baron Simonds | 18 April 1944 | Sir Gavin Simonds | Extinct 28 June 1971 | Law Lord | |
| Baron Jowitt | 2 August 1945 | Sir William Jowitt | Extinct 16 August 1957 | | |
| Viscount Jowitt | 20 January 1947 | The 1st Baron Jowitt | Extinct 16 August 1957 | During Chancellorship | |
| Earl Jowitt Viscount Stevenage | 24 December 1951 | The 1st Viscount Jowitt | Extinct 16 August 1957 | Retirement Honour | |
| Reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952–2022 ||||||
| Baron Simonds | 24 June 1952 | The Baron Simonds | Extinct 28 June 1971 | During Chancellorship | |
| Viscount Simonds | 18 October 1954 | The 1st Baron Simonds | Extinct 28 June 1971 | Retirement Honour | |
| Viscount Kilmuir | 19 October 1954 | Sir David Maxwell Fyfe | Extinct 27 January 1967 | | |
| Baron Dilhorne | 17 July 1962 | Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, Bt. | Extant | | |
| Earl of Kilmuir Baron Fyfe of Dornoch | 20 July 1962 | The 1st Viscount Kilmuir | Extinct 27 January 1967 | Retirement Honour | |
| Baron Gardiner | 15 January 1964 | Gerald Gardiner | Extinct 7 January 1990 | Life peerage | |
| Viscount Dilhorne | 7 December 1964 | The 1st Baron Dilhorne | Extant | Retirement Honour | |
| Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone | 30 June 1970 | Quintin Hogg | Extinct 12 October 2001 | Life peerage | |
| Baron Elwyn-Jones | 11 March 1974 | Sir Elwyn Jones | Extinct 4 December 1989 | 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 | Extinct 1 April 1992 | 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 | |

## Lord chancellors without peerages

| Lord Chancellor | Notes | Constituency | Related peerage |
| Charles Yorke, KC | Died before being created a Peer | Reigate | His male line descendants from his sons Philip and Joseph have held the Earldom of Hardwicke since 1790 |
| Charles Yorke, KC | Died before being created a Peer | Cambridge University | His male line descendants from his sons Philip and Joseph have held the Earldom of Hardwicke since 1790 |
| Jack Straw | Currently living as a commoner | Blackburn | |
| Michael Gove | Currently living as a commoner | Surrey Heath | |
| Liz Truss | Currently living as a commoner | South West Norfolk | |
| Sir David Lidington | Currently living as a commoner | Aylesbury | |
| David Gauke | Currently living as a commoner | South West Hertfordshire | |
| Sir Robert Buckland, KC | Currently living as a commoner | South Swindon | |
| Dominic Raab | Currently living as a commoner | Esher and Walton | |
| Sir Brandon Lewis | Currently living as a commoner | Great Yarmouth | |
| Alex Chalk, KC | Currently living as a commoner | Cheltenham | |
| Shabana Mahmood | Currently living as a commoner | Birmingham Ladywood | |