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Name Year joined Year left Type of peerage Labour: Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger [a] 8 August 1958 11 July 1988 Life peeress: Crossbench: Stella Isaacs, Baroness Swanborough [b] 22 September 1958 22 May 1971 Life peeress Conservative: Katharine Elliot, Baroness Elliot of Harwood: 26 September 1958 3 January 1994 Life peeress ...
John Blount: d. c.1418 c. 1417 130 John Robessart: d. 1450 c.1418 131 Hugh Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford: d. 1420 c.1418 Sometimes called Lord Bourchier 132 William Phelip: 1383–1441 c. 1418 Later Baron Bardolph 133 John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville: d. 1421 c.1418 134 Walter Hungerford: 1378–1449 1421 Later Baron Hungerford 135 Lewis ...
The Leghs of Adlington were established by Robert de Leigh who inherited the lordship of the manor of Adlington from his mother Elena de Corona (née de Baguley). His father, John de Leigh, who was lord of the manor of Over Knutsford and seated at Norbury Booths, descended in the male line from the Venable family.
The Rt Hon Lord Justice (John) Smith: Lord Justice: Lord Justice: My Lord Retired male Lord Justice of Appeal: The Rt Hon Sir John Smith: Judge or Sir John: Sir John: My Lord Female Lord Justice of Appeal: The Rt Hon Lady Justice (Mary) Smith, DBE: Lady Justice: Lady Justice: My Lady Retired female Lord Justice of Appeal: The Rt Hon Dame Mary ...
Elizabeth Russell, Lady Russell (née Cooke; formerly Hoby; c.1540–1609) was an English poet and noblewoman. [1] [2] She was an influential member of Queen Elizabeth I's court and was known in her time for her refined poetry as well as her musical talent. [3]
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is a ghost that reportedly haunts Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. It became one of the most famous hauntings in the United Kingdom when photographers from Country Life magazine claimed to have captured its image. The "Brown Lady" is so named because of the brown brocade dress it is claimed she wears.
Jane Elizabeth Digby (3 April 1807 – 11 August 1881) was an English aristocrat, famed for her remarkable love life and lifestyle.She had four husbands and many lovers, including Lord Ellenborough, Governor-General of India, King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his son King Otto of Greece, Bohemian nobleman and Austrian statesman Prince Felix zu Schwarzenberg, and the Greek general Christodoulos ...
On 12 January 2004, she was appointed the first female Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer as Baroness Hale of Richmond, of Easby in the County of North Yorkshire. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] She sat in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher .