PEERAGE
Last updated 28/12/2011
     Date Rank Order Name Born Died  Age
SEVERN
19 Jun 1999 V 1 HRH Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis 10 Mar 1964
Created Viscount Severn and Earl of 
Wessex 19 Jun 1999
See "Wessex"
SEWEL
10 Jan 1996 B[L] 1 John Buttifant Sewel 15 Jan 1946
Created Baron Sewel 10 Jan 1996
SEYMOUR OF SUDELEY
16 Feb 1547 B 1 Thomas Seymour c 1508 28 Mar 1549
to     Created Baron Seymour of Sudeley
28 Mar 1549 16 Feb 1547
KG 1547
Peerage extinct on his death
SEYMOUR OF TROWBRIDGE
19 Feb 1641 B 1 Francis Seymour c 1590 12 Jul 1664
Created Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
19 Feb 1641
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1660-1664
12 Jul 1664 2 Charles Seymour 5 Feb 1621 25 Aug 1665 44
MP for Great Bedwyn 1640 and Wiltshire
1661-1664
25 Aug 1665 3 Francis Seymour
He succeeded to the Dukedom of Somerset
(qv) in 1675 with which title this peerage
then merged until its extinction in 1750
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9 Jul 1863 Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour 17 Jul 1835 30 Sep 1869 34
He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of
Acceleration as Baron Seymour 9 Jul 1863
He was the eldest son and heir apparent of the
12th Duke of Somerset, but died before he
could succeed to that title
SHACKLETON
11 Aug 1958 B[L] 1 Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton 15 Jul 1911 22 Sep 1994 83
to     Created Baron Shackleton 11 Aug 1958
22 Sep 1994 MP for Preston 1946-1950 and Preston
South 1950-1955. Minister of Defence for
the RAF 1964-1967. Minister without
Portfolio 1967-1968. Lord Privy Seal 1968
and 1968-1970. Paymaster General 1968
PC 1966  KG 1974
Peerage extinct on his death
SHACKLETON OF BELGRAVIA
21 Dec 2010 B[L] 1 Fiona Sara Shackleton 26 May 1956
Created Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia for
life 21 Dec 2010
SHAFTESBURY
23 Apr 1672 E 1 Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper,2nd baronet 22 Jul 1621 21 Jan 1683 61
Created Baron Ashley 20 Apr 1661 and
Baron Cooper of Pawlett and Earl of
Shaftesbury 23 Apr 1672
MP for Tewkesbury 1640, Downton 1640
and Wiltshire 1653-1660. Chancellor of
the Exchequer 1661-1667. President of the
Board of Trade 1672-1676. Lord Chancellor
1672-1673. Lord Lieutenant Dorset 1672-1674
21 Jan 1683 2 Anthony Ashley Cooper 16 Jan 1652 2 Nov 1699 47
MP for Weymouth & Melcombe Regis 1673-1679
2 Nov 1699 3 Anthony Ashley Cooper 26 Feb 1671 4 Feb 1713 41
MP for Poole 1695-1698
4 Feb 1713 4 Anthony Ashley Cooper  9 Feb 1711 27 May 1771 60
Lord Lieutenant Dorset 1734-1771  PC 1761
29 May 1771 5 Anthony Ashley Cooper 17 Sep 1761 14 May 1811 49
14 May 1811 6 Cropley Ashley Cooper 21 Dec 1768 2 Jun 1851 82
MP for Dorchester 1790-1811.  PC 1814
2 Jun 1851 7 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 28 Apr 1801 1 Oct 1885 84
MP for Woodstock 1826-1830, Dorchester
1830-1831, Dorset 1831-1846 and Bath
1847-1851. Lord Lieutenant Dorset 1856-
1885.  KG 1862
1 Oct 1885 8 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 27 Jun 1831 13 Apr 1886 54
MP for Hull 1857-1859 and Cricklade
1859-1865
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page
13 Apr 1886 9 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 31 Aug 1869 25 Mar 1961 91
Lord Lieutenant Belfast 1904-1911,Antrim
1911-1916 and Dorset 1916-1952 KP 1911
PC 1922
25 Mar 1961 10 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 22 May 1938 Nov 2004 66
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page
Nov 2004 11 Anthony Nils Christian Ashley-Cooper 24 Jun 1977 15 May 2005 27
15 May 2005 12 Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3 Jun 1979
SHAND
20 Aug 1892 B 1 Alexander Burns Shand 13 Dec 1828 6 Mar 1904 75
to     Created Baron Shand 20 Aug 1892
6 Mar 1904 PC 1890
Peerage extinct on his death
SHANDON
1 Jul 1918 B 1 Sir Ignatius John O'Brien,1st baronet 30 Jul 1857 10 Sep 1930 73
to     Created Baron Shandon 1 Jul 1918
10 Sep 1930 Solicitor General [I] 1911. Attorney
General [I] 1912. Lord Chancellor [I] 
1913-1918.  PC [I] 1912
Peerage extinct on his death
SHANNON
6 Sep 1660 V[I] 1 Francis Boyle 25 Jun 1623 Apr 1699 75
Created Baron Boyle and Viscount 
Shannon 6 Sep 1660
Apr 1699 2 Richard Boyle c 1675 20 Dec 1740  
to     MP for Arundel 1708-1710, Hythe 1710-1711
20 Dec 1740 and 1712-1715 and East Grinstead 1715-1734
PC [I] 1721
Peerage extinct on his death
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20 Mar 1756 E[I] 1 Henry Boyle 1682 28 Dec 1764 82
Created Baron of Castle Martyr,
Viscount Boyle of Bandon and Earl of
Shannon 20 Mar 1756
Speaker of the House of Commons [I] 
1733-1756.  PC [I] 1733
28 Dec 1764 2 Richard Boyle 30 Jan 1728 20 May 1807 79
Created Baron Carleton 6 Aug 1786
PC [I] 1763  PC 1782  KP 1783
20 May 1807 3 Henry Boyle 8 Aug 1771 22 Apr 1842 70
Lord Lieutenant Cork 1831-1842  KP 1808.
PC [I] 1809  MP for co.Cork 1801-1807 and
Youghal 1807
22 Apr 1842 4 Richard Boyle 12 May 1809 1 Aug 1868 59
MP for co.Cork 1830-1832
1 Aug 1868 5 Henry Bentinck Boyle 22 Nov 1833 8 Feb 1890 56
8 Feb 1890 6 Richard Henry Boyle 15 May 1860 11 Dec 1906 46
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page
11 Dec 1906 7 Richard Bernard Boyle 13 Nov 1897 13 Apr 1917 19
13 Apr 1917 8 Robert Henry Boyle 1 Feb 1900 29 Dec 1963 63
29 Dec 1963 9 Richard Bentinck Boyle 23 Oct 1924
SHARKEY
20 Dec 2010 B[L] 1 John Kevin Sharkey 24 Sep 1947
Created Baron Sharkey for life 20 Dec 2010
SHARMAN
2 Aug 1999 B[L] 1 Colin Morven Sharman 19 Feb 1943
Created Baron Sharman 2 Aug 1999
SHARP
19 Sep 1966 B[L] 1 Evelyn Adelaide Sharp 25 May 1903 1 Sep 1985 82
to     Created Baroness Sharp 19 Sep 1966
1 Sep 1985 Peerage extinct on her death
SHARP OF GRIMSDYKE
21 Jul 1989 B[L] 1 Eric Sharp 17 Aug 1916 2 May 1994 77
to     Created Baron Sharp of Grimsdyke
2 May 1994 21 Jul 1989
Peerage extinct on his death
SHARP OF GUILDFORD
1 Aug 1998 B[L] 1 Margaret Lucy Sharp 21 Nov 1938
Created Baroness Sharp of Guildford
1 Aug 1998
SHARPLES
18 Jun 1973 B[L] 1 Pamela Sharples 11 Feb 1923
Created Baroness Sharples 18 Jun 1973
SHAUGHNESSY
25 Jan 1916 B 1 Thomas George Shaughnessy 6 Oct 1853 10 Dec 1923 70
Created Baron Shaughnessy 25 Jan 1916
10 Dec 1923 2 William James Shaughnessy 29 Sep 1883 4 Oct 1938 55
4 Oct 1938 3 William Graham Shaughnessy 28 Mar 1922 22 May 2003 81
22 May 2003 4 Michael James Shaughnessy 12 Nov 1946 9 Dec 2007 61
9 Dec 2007 5 Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy 9 Feb 1955
SHAW
22 Feb 1909 B[L] 1 Thomas Shaw 23 May 1850 28 Jun 1937 87
to     Created Baron Shaw 22 Feb 1909
28 Jun 1937 He was subsequently created Baron
Craigmyle in 1929 (qv). This peerage
extinct on his death
SHAW OF NORTHSTEAD
30 Sep 1994 B[L] 1 Michael Norman Shaw 9 Oct 1920
Created Baron Shaw of Northstead 
30 Sep 1994
MP for Brighouse and Spenborough 1960-1964,
Scarborough and Whitby 1966-1974
and Scarborough 1974-1992
SHAWCROSS
14 Feb 1959 B[L] 1 Hartley William Shawcross 4 Feb 1902 10 Jul 2003 101
to     Created Baron Shawcross 14 Feb 1959
10 Jul 2003 MP for St.Helens 1945-1958. Attorney
General 1945-1951. President of the 
Board of Trade 1951.  PC 1946
Peerage extinct on his death
SHEFFIELD
16 Feb 1547 B 1 Sir Edmund Sheffield 23 Nov 1521 31 Jul 1549 27
Created Baron Sheffield 16 Feb 1547
31 Jul 1549 2 John Sheffield c 1538 10 Dec 1568
10 Dec 1568 3 Edmund Sheffield c 1564 6 Oct 1646
He was created Earl of Mulgrave (qv) in
1626 with which title this peerage then
merged
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9 Jan 1781 B[I] 1 John Baker-Holroyd 21 Dec 1735 30 May 1821 85
20 Sep 1783 B[I] 1 Created Baron Sheffield [I] 
29 Jul 1802 B 1 9 Jan 1781 and 20 Sep 1783, Baron
22 Jan 1816 E[I] 1 Sheffield [UK] 29 Jul 1802 and 
Viscount Pevensey and Earl of
Sheffield [I] 22 Jan 1816
MP for Coventry 1780 and Bristol 1790-1802
President of the Board of Agriculture 1803
PC 1809
30 May 1821 2 George Augustus Frederick Charles
Holroyd 16 Mar 1802 5 Apr 1876 74
5 Apr 1876 3 Henry North Holroyd 18 Jan 1832 21 Apr 1909 77
to     MP for Sussex East 1857-1865
21 Apr 1909 On his death all peerages except the Irish
Barony of 1783 became extinct. The Irish
Barony of 1783 merged with the Barony of
Stanley of Alderley (qv)
SHEIKH
6 Jun 2006 B[L] 1 Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh 13 Jun 1941
Created Baron Sheikh 6 Jun 2006
SHELBURNE
31 Dec 1688 B[I] 1 Elizabeth Petty c 1708
to     [L] Created Baroness Shelburne for life
c 1708 31 Dec 1688
Peerage extinct on her death
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31 Dec 1688 B[I] 1 Charles Petty c 1673 Apr 1696
to     Created Baron Shelburne 31 Dec 1688
Apr 1696 Peerage extinct on his death
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29 Apr 1719 E[I] 1 Henry Petty 22 Oct 1675 17 Apr 1751 75
to     Created Baron Shelburne 16 Jun 1699
17 Apr 1751 and Viscount Dunkerron and Earl of
Shelburne 29 Apr 1719
MP for Great Marlow 1715-1722 and Wycombe 
1722-1727  PC [I] 1701 
Peerages extinct on his death
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6 Jun 1753 E[I] 1 John Petty 1706 14 May 1761 54
Created Baron Dunkeron and Viscount
Fitzmaurice 7 Oct 1751 and Earl of
Shelburne 6 Jun 1753 and Baron
Wycombe 20 May 1760
MP for Wycombe 1754-1760. PC [I] 1754
14 May 1761 2 William Petty 2 May 1737 7 May 1805 68
He was created Marquess of Lansdowne (qv)
in 1784 with which title this peerage then
merged
SHELDON
22 Jun 2001 B[L] 1 Robert Edward Sheldon 13 Sep 1923
Created Baron Sheldon for life 22 Jun 2001
MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 1964-2001. 
Minister of State,Civil Service 1974. 
Minister of State,Treasury 1974-1975. Fin
Sec to Treasury 1975-1979  PC 1977
SHEPHARD OF NORTHWOLD
21 Jun 2005 B[L] 1 Gillian Patricia Shephard 22 Jan 1940
Created Baroness Shephard of Northwold
21 Jun 2005
MP for Norfolk SW 1987-2005. Min of State,
Treasury 1990-1992. Secretary of State for
Employment 1992-1993. Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food 1993-1994. Secretary of State
for Education and Employment 1994-1997. PC 1992
SHEPHERD
28 Jun 1946 B 1 George Robert Shepherd 19 Aug 1881 4 Dec 1954 73
Created Baron Shepherd 28 Jun 1946
PC 1952
4 Dec 1954 2 Malcolm Newton Shepherd 27 Sep 1918 5 Apr 2001 82
Minister Of State,Foreign and
Commonwealth Office 1967-1970. Lord
Privy Seal 1974-1976.  PC 1965
Created Baron Shepherd of Spalding
16 Nov 1999  (see below)
5 Apr 2001 3 Graeme George Shepherd 6 Jan 1949
SHEPHERD OF SPALDING
16 Nov 1999 B[L] 1 Malcolm Newton Shepherd,Baron Shepherd 27 Sep 1918 5 Apr 2001 82
to     Created Baron Shepherd of Spalding
5 Apr 2001 16 Nov 1999
Peerage extinct on his death
SHEPPARD OF DIDGEMERE
6 Sep 1994 B[L] 1 Allan John George Sheppard 25 Dec 1932
Created Baron Sheppard of Didgemere
6 Sep 1994
SHEPPARD OF LIVERPOOL
14 Feb 1998 B[L] 1 David Stuart Sheppard 6 Mar 1929 5 Mar 2005 75
to     Created Baron Sheppard of Liverpool
5 Mar 2005 14 Feb 1998
Bishop of Liverpool 1975-1997
Peerage extinct on his death
SHEPPEY
6 Sep 1680 E[L] 1 Elizabeth Walter c 1625 Jul 1686
to     Created Countess of Sheppey for life
Jul 1686 6 Sep 1680
Peerage extinct on her death
SHERARD
10 Jul 1627 B[I] 1 Sir William Sherard 1 Aug 1588 1 Apr 1640 51
Created Baron Sherard 10 Jul 1627
1 Apr 1640 2 Bennet Sherard 30 Nov 1621 15 Jan 1700 78
MP for Leicestershire 1679-1681,1685-1687
and 1689-1695. Lord Lieutenant Rutland
1690-1700
15 Jan 1700 3 Bennet Sherard 9 Oct 1677 16 Oct 1732 55
31 Oct 1718 V 1 Created Viscount Sherard 31 Oct 1718
to     MP for Leicestershire 1701-1702 and
16 Oct 1732 Rutland 1713-1714. Lord Lieutenant
Rutland 1700-1712 and 1715-1732
He was later created Earl of Harborough
(qv) in 1719.
On his death the Viscountcy became extinct
whilst the Barony passed to -
16 Oct 1732 4 Philip Sherard,Earl of Harborough c 1680 16 Feb 1750
16 Feb 1750 5 Bennet Sherard,Earl of Harborough 3 Sep 1709 23 Feb 1770 60
23 Feb 1770 6 Robert Sherard,Earl of Harborough 21 Oct 1719 21 Apr 1799 79
21 Apr 1799 7 Philip Sherard,Earl of Harborough 10 Oct 1767 10 Dec 1807 40
10 Dec 1807 8 Robert Sherard,Earl of Harborough 26 Aug 1797 28 Jul 1859 61
28 Jul 1859 9 Philip Castell Sherard 7 Mar 1804 14 Mar 1886 82
14 Mar 1886 10 Castell Sherard 17 Aug 1849 5 Oct 1902 53
5 Oct 1902 11 Philip Halton Sherard 2 May 1851 1 May 1924 72
1 May 1924 12 Robert Castell Sherard 1858 14 Jun 1931 72
to     Peerage extinct on his death
14 Jun 1931
SHERBORNE
20 May 1784 B 1 James Dutton 22 Oct 1744 22 May 1820 75
Created Baron Sherborne 20 May 1784
MP for Gloucestershire 1781-1784
22 May 1820 2 John Dutton 24 Jun 1779 19 Oct 1862 83
19 Oct 1862 3 James Henry Legge Dutton 30 May 1804 8 Mar 1883 78
8 Mar 1883 4 Edward Lenox Dutton 23 Apr 1831 19 Jul 1919 88
19 Jul 1919 5 Frederick George Dutton 28 May 1840 2 Jan 1920 79
2 Jan 1920 6 James Huntley Dutton 5 Mar 1873 17 Sep 1949 76
17 Sep 1949 7 Charles Dutton 13 May 1911 25 Dec 1982 71
25 Dec 1982 8 Ralph Stawell Dutton 25 Aug 1898 20 Apr 1985 86
to     Peerage extinct on his death
20 Apr 1985
SHERBROOKE
25 May 1880 V 1 Robert Lowe 4 Dec 1811 27 Jul 1892 80
to     Created Viscount Sherbrooke 
27 Jul 1892 25 May 1880
MP for Kidderminster 1852-1859, Calne
1859-1868 and University of London 1868-
1880. Vice President of the Board of Trade
and Paymaster General 1855-1858. Vice
President of the Council of Education 
1859-1864. Chancellor of the Exchequer
1868-1873. Home Secretary 1873-1874.
PC 1855
Peerage extinct on his death
For further information on this peer,see the
note at the foot of this page
SHERFIELD
29 Jun 1964 B 1 Roger Mellor Makins 3 Feb 1904 9 Nov 1996 92
Created Baron Sherfield 29 Jun 1964
9 Nov 1996 2 Christopher James Makins 23 Jul 1942 28 Jan 2006 63
28 Jan 2006 3 Dwight William Makins 2 Mar 1951
SHERLOCK
17 Jun 2010 B[L] 1 Maeve Christina Mary Sherlock 10 Nov 1960
Created Baroness Sherlock for life 17 Jun 2010
SHERWOOD
14 Aug 1941 B 1 Sir Hugh Michael Seely,3rd baronet 2 Oct 1898 1 Apr 1970 71
to     Created Baron Sherwood 14 Aug 1941
1 Apr 1970 MP for Norfolk East 1923-1924 and
Berwick upon Tweed 1935-1941
Peerage extinct on his death
SHINGAY
7 May 1697 B 1 Edward Russell 1653 26 Nov 1727 74
to     Created Baron of Shingay,Viscount
26 Nov 1727 Barfleur and Earl of Orford 
7 May 1697
See "Orford"
SHINWELL
19 Jun 1970 B[L] 1 Emanuel Shinwell 18 Oct 1884 8 May 1986 101
to     Created Baron Shinwell for life 19 Jun 1970
8 May 1986 MP for Linlithgowshire 1922-1924 and 1929-1931,
Seaham 1935-1950 and Easington 1950-1970.
Minister of Fuel and Power 1945-1947. 
Secretary of State for War 1947-1950.
Minister of Defence 1950-1951.  PC 1945
CH 1965
Peerage extinct on his death
SHIPBROOK
8 Feb 1777 E[I] 1 Francis Vernon c 1715 15 Oct 1783
to     Created Baron Orwell 7 Apr 1762,
15 Oct 1783 Viscount Orwell 21 Jul 1776 and Earl
of Shipbrook 8 Feb 1777
MP for Ipswich 1762-1768
Peerages extinct on his death
SHIPLEY
14 Jul 2010 B[L] 1 John Shipley
Created Baron Shipley for life 14 Jul 2010
SHORE
5 Jun 1997 B[L] 1 Peter David Shore 20 May 1924 24 Sep 2001 77
to     Created Baron Shore for life 5 Jun 1997
24 Sep 2001 MP for Stepney 1964-1974, Stepney and
Poplar 1974-1983 and Bethnal Green and
Stepney 1983-1997. Secretary of State for
Economic Affairs 1967-1969. Minister
without Portfolio 1969-1970. Secretary of
State for Trade and Industry 1974-1976..
Secretary of State for the Environment
1976-1979.  PC 1967
Peerage extinct on his death
SHREWSBURY
1074 E 1 Roger de Montgomery 27 Jul 1094
Created Earl of Shrewsbury 1074
27 Jul 1094 2 Hugh de Montgomery 27 Jul 1098
27 Jul 1098 3 Robert de Montgomery after 1113
to     He was deprived of the peerage in 1102
1102
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20 May 1442 E 1 John Talbot,7th Lord Talbot 1390 17 Jul 1453 63
Created Earl of Shrewsbury
20 May 1442 and Earl of Waterford
17 Jul 1446
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1414-1419,
1425-1426 and 1445-1447.  KG 1424
17 Jul 1453 2 John Talbot 1413 10 Jul 1460 47
Lord Treasurer 1456-1458  KG 1457
10 Jul 1460 3 John Talbot 12 Dec 1448 28 Jun 1473 24
28 Jun 1473 4 George Talbot 1468 26 Jul 1538 70
KG 1488
26 Jul 1538 5 Francis Talbot 1500 21 Sep 1560 60
KG 1545
He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of
Acceleration as Baron Talbot 17 Feb 1533
21 Sep 1560 6 George Talbot 1528 18 Nov 1590 62
KG 1561
He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of
Acceleration as Baron Talbot 5 Jan 1553
18 Nov 1590 7 Gilbert Talbot 20 Nov 1552 8 May 1616 63
MP for Derbyshire 1572-1583. Lord
Lieutenant Derbyshire 1605. KG 1592
He was summoned to Parliament by a Writ of
Acceleration as Baron Talbot 28 Jan 1589
8 May 1616 8 Edward Talbot 25 Feb 1561 8 Feb 1618 56
MP for Northumberland 1584-1587
8 Feb 1618 9 George Talbot 2 Apr 1630
2 Apr 1630 10 John Talbot by 1601 8 Feb 1654
8 Feb 1654 11 Francis Talbot c 1623 16 Mar 1668
16 Mar 1668 12 Charles Talbot 24 Jul 1660 1 Feb 1718 57
30 Apr 1694 D 1 Created Marquess of Alton and Duke 
to     of Shrewsbury 30 Apr 1694
1 Feb 1718 Secretary of State 1689-1690 and 1694-
1699. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1713-1714.
Lord High Treasurer 1714.  PC 1689  
KG 1694. Lord Lieutenant Staffordshire 1681-1687,
Herefordshire 1694-1704, Hertford 1689-1691,
Shropshire 1712-1714,Wiltshire 1689-1718 and
Anglesey,Caernarvon 1694-1696
On his death the Dukedom became extinct
whilst the Earldom passed to -
1 Feb 1718 13 Gilbert Talbot 11 Jan 1673 22 Jul 1743 80
22 Jul 1743 14 George Talbot 11 Dec 1719 22 Jul 1787 67
22 Jul 1787 15 Charles Talbot 8 Mar 1753 6 Apr 1827 74
6 Apr 1827 16 John Talbot 18 Mar 1791 9 Nov 1852 61
9 Nov 1852 17 Bertram Arthur Talbot 11 Dec 1832 10 Aug 1856 23
10 Aug 1856 18 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 8 Nov 1803 4 Jun 1868 64
MP for Hertford 1830-1831 and 1832-1833,
Dublin 1831-1832 and Staffordshire South 1837-
1849.  PC 1858
He had previously succeeded to the Earldom of 
Talbot (qv) in 1849
For further information on the "Great Shrewsbury
Case" of 1857-1858, see the note at the foot
of this page
4 Jun 1868 19 Charles John Chetwynd-Talbot 13 Apr 1830 11 May 1877 47
MP for Stafford 1857-1859,Staffordshire North
1859-1868 and Stamford 1868   PC 1875
11 May 1877 20 Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 13 Nov 1860 7 May 1921 60
7 May 1921 21 John George Charles Henry Alton
Alexander Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot 1 Dec 1914 12 Nov 1980 65
12 Nov 1980 22 Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton
Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot 18 Dec 1952
SHULDHAM
31 Jul 1776 B[I] 1 Molyneux Shuldham c 1717 30 Sep 1798
to     Created Baron Shuldham 31 Jul 1776
30 Sep 1798 Governor of Newfoundland 1772-1775.
MP for Fowey 1774-1784
Peerage extinct on his death
SHUTE
17 Apr 1880 B 1 George William Barrington 14 Feb 1824 7 Nov 1886 62
Created Baron Shute 17 Apr 1880
See "Barrington"
SHUTT OF GREETLAND
12 May 2000 B[L] 1 David Trevor Shutt 16 Mar 1942
Created Baron Shutt of Greetland 
12 May 2000
PC 2009
SHUTTLEWORTH
16 Jul 1902 B 1 Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth,2nd baronet 18 Dec 1844 20 Dec 1939 95
Created Baron Shuttleworth
16 Jul 1902
MP for Hastings 1869-1880 and Clitheroe
1885-1902. Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster 1886. Lord Lieutenant Lancashire
1908-1928.  PC 1886
20 Dec 1939 2 Richard Ughtred Paul Kay-Shuttleworth 30 Oct 1913 8 Aug 1940 26
8 Aug 1940 3 Ronald Orlando Lawrence 
Kay-Shuttleworth 7 Oct 1917 17 Nov 1942 25
17 Nov 1942 4 Charles Ughtred John Kay-Shuttleworth 24 Jun 1917 5 Oct 1975 58
5 Oct 1975 5 Charles Geoffrey Nicholas
Kay-Shuttleworth 2 Aug 1948
Lord Lieutenant Lancashire 1997-
SIDMOUTH
12 Jan 1805 V 1 Henry Addington 30 May 1757 15 Feb 1844 86
Created Viscount Sidmouth
12 Jan 1805
MP for Devizes 1784-1805. Speaker of the
House of Commons 1789-1801. Prime
Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer
1801-1805. Lord President of the Council
1805,1806-1807 and 1812. Lord Privy Seal
1806. Home Secretary 1812-1822. PC 1789
15 Feb 1844 2 William Leonard Addington 13 Nov 1794 25 Mar 1864 69
25 Mar 1864 3 William Wells Addington 25 Mar 1824 28 Oct 1913 89
MP for Devizes 1863-1864
28 Oct 1913 4 Gerald Anthony Pellew Bagnall
Addington 29 Nov 1854 25 Mar 1915 60
25 Mar 1915 5 Gerald William Addington 19 Aug 1882 4 Apr 1953 70
4 Apr 1953 6 Raymond Anthony Addington 24 Jan 1887 7 Feb 1976 89
7 Feb 1976 7 John Tonge Anthony Pellew Addington 3 Oct 1914 30 Jan 2005 90
30 Jan 2005 8 Jeremy Francis Addington 29 Jul 1947
SIEFF
18 Jan 1966 B[L] 1 Israel Moses Sieff 4 May 1889 14 Feb 1972 82
to     Created Baron Sieff 18 Jan 1966
14 Feb 1972 Peerage extinct on his death
SIEFF OF BRIMPTON
14 Feb 1980 B[L] 1 Marcus Joseph Sieff 2 Jul 1913 23 Feb 2001 87
to     Created Baron Sieff of Brimpton
23 Feb 2001 14 Feb 1980
Peerage extinct on his death
SILCHESTER
17 Jul 1821 B 1 Thomas Pakenham 14 May 1774 28 May 1835 61
Created Baron Silchester 17 Jul 1821
See "Longford"
SILKIN
4 Jul 1950 B 1 Lewis Silkin 14 Nov 1889 11 May 1972 82
Created Baron Silkin 4 Jul 1950
MP for Peckham 1936-1950  PC 1945 CH 1965
11 May 1972 2 Arthur Silkin 20 Oct 1916 25 Nov 2001 85
to     He disclaimed the peerage for life 18 May 1972
18 May 1972
25 Nov 2001 3 Christopher Lewis Silkin 12 Sep 1947
to     He disclaimed the peerage for life 2001
2001
SILKIN OF DULWICH
13 May 1985 B[L] 1 Samuel Charles Silkin 6 Mar 1918 17 Aug 1988 70
to     Created Baron Silkin of Dulwich
17 Aug 1988 13 May 1985
MP for Dulwich 1964-1983. Attorney
General 1974-1979.  PC 1974
Peerage extinct on his death
SILSOE
18 Jan 1963 B 1 Sir Arthur Malcolm Trustram Eve,1st baronet 8 Apr 1894 3 Dec 1976 82
Created Baron Silsoe 18 Jan 1963
3 Dec 1976 2 David Malcolm Trustram Eve 2 May 1930 31 Dec 2005 75
31 Dec 2005 3 Simon Rupert Trustram Eve 17 Apr 1966
SIMEY
12 May 1965 B[L] 1 Thomas Spensley Simey 25 Nov 1906 27 Dec 1969 63
to     Created Baron Simey 12 May 1965
27 Dec 1969 Peerage extinct on his death
SIMON
20 May 1940 V 1 John Allsebrook Simon 28 Feb 1873 11 Jan 1954 80
Created Viscount Simon 20 May 1940
MP for Walthamstow 1906-1918 and Spen
Valley 1922-1940. Solicitor General 1910-
1913. Attorney General 1913-1914. Home
Secretary 1915-1916 and 1935-1937. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1937-1940.
Lord Chancellor 1940-1945.  PC 1913
11 Jan 1954 2 John Gilbert Simon 2 Sep 1902 5 Dec 1993 91
5 Dec 1993 3 Jan David Simon 20 Jul 1940
SIMON OF GLAISDALE
5 Feb 1971 B[L] 1 Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon 15 Jan 1911 7 May 2006 95
to     Created Baron Simon of Glaisdale 
7 May 2006 5 Feb 1971
MP for Middlesborough West 1951-1962.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1958-
1959. Solicitor General 1959-1962. Lord of
Appeal in Ordinary 1971-1977.  PC 1961
Peerage extinct on his death
SIMON OF HIGHBURY
16 May 1997 B[L] 1 David Alec Gwyn Simon 24 Jul 1939
Created Baron Simon of Highbury
16 May 1997
SIMON OF WYTHENSHAWE
17 Jan 1947 B 1 Ernest Darwin Simon 9 Oct 1879 3 Oct 1960 80
Created Baron Simon of Wythenshawe
17 Jan 1947
MP for Withington 1923-1924 and 1929-1931
3 Oct 1960 2 Roger Simon 16 Oct 1913 14 Oct 2002 88
14 Oct 2002 3 Matthew Simon 10 Apr 1955
SIMONDS
18 Oct 1954 V 1 Gavin Turnbull Simonds 28 Nov 1881 28 Jun 1971 89
to     Created Baron Simonds 18 Apr 1944 
28 Jun 1971 [for life] and 24 Jun 1952 and 
Viscount Simonds 18 Oct 1954
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1944 and 1954-
1962. Lord Chancellor 1951-1954  PC 1944
Peerages extinct on his death
SIMPSON OF DUNKELD
5 Nov 1997 B[L] 1 George Simpson 2 Jul 1942
Created Baron Simpson of Dunkeld
5 Nov 1997
SINCLAIR
c 1449 B[S] 1 William Sinclair,Earl of Orkney 1480
Created Lord Sinclair c 1449 and
Earl of Caithness 28 Aug 1455
1480 2 William Sinclair Jul 1487
Jul 1487 3 Henry Sinclair 9 Sep 1513
9 Sep 1513 4 William Sinclair 1570
1570 5 Henry Sinclair 1528 21 Oct 1601 73
21 Oct 1601 6 Henry Sinclair Mar 1581 1602 21
1602 7 James Sinclair 1607
1607 8 Patrick Sinclair 1615
1615 9 John Sinclair 29 Oct 1610 10 Nov 1676 66
10 Nov 1676 10 Henry St.Clair 3 Jun 1660 Mar 1723 62
to     On his death the heir was under attainder
Mar 1723
[Mar 1723]   [John St.Clair] 5 Dec 1683 2 Nov 1750 66
[2 Nov 1750] [James St.Clair] 30 Nov 1762
MP for Dysart Burghs 1722-1734 and 
1747-1754, Sutherland 1736-1747 and
Fifeshire 1754-1762
30 Nov 1762 11 Charles St.Clair 4 Jan 1775
4 Jan 1775 12 Andrew St.Clair 30 Jul 1733 16 Dec 1775 42
16 Dec 1775 13 Charles St.Clair 30 Jul 1768 30 Mar 1863 94
30 Mar 1863 14 James St.Clair 3 Jul 1803 24 Oct 1880 77
24 Oct 1880 15 Charles William St.Clair 8 Sep 1831 25 Apr 1922 90
25 Apr 1922 16 Archibald James Murray St.Clair 16 Feb 1875 25 Nov 1957 82
25 Nov 1957 17 Charles Murray Kennedy St.Clair 21 Jun 1914 1 Apr 2004 89
Lord Lieutenant Dumfries and Kirkcudbright 
1982-1989
1 Apr 2004 18 Matthew Murray Kennedy St. Clair 9 Dec 1968
SINCLAIR OF CLEEVE
22 Jan 1957 B 1 Robert John Sinclair 29 Jul 1893 4 Mar 1979 85
Created Baron Sinclair of Cleeve
22 Jan 1957
4 Mar 1979 2 John Robert Kilgour Sinclair 3 Nov 1919 27 Aug 1985 65
27 Aug 1985 3 John Lawrence Robert Sinclair 6 Jan 1953
SINGH OF WIMBLEDON
12 Oct 2011 B[L] 1 Indarjit Singh 1932
Created Baron Singh of Wimbledon for life
12 Oct 2011
SINHA
24 Feb 1919 B 1 Satyendra Prasanno Sinha Jun 1864 5 Mar 1928 63
Created Baron Sunha 24 Feb 1919
PC 1919
5 Mar 1928 2 Arun Kumar Sinha 22 Aug 1887 11 May 1967 79
For further information on this peer's petition
for a writ of summons to the House of Lords,
see the note at the foot of this page
11 May 1967 3 Sudhindro Prossanho Sinha 29 Oct 1920 6 Jan 1989 68
6 Jan 1989 4 Susanta Prasanna Sinha 1953 1992 39
1992 5 Anindo Kumar Sinha 1930 18 Jan 1999 68
18 Jan 1999 6 Arup Kumar Sinha 23 Apr 1966
SKELMERSDALE
30 Jan 1828 B 1 Edward Bootle-Wilbraham 7 Mar 1771 3 Apr 1853 82
Created Baron Skelmersdale
30 Jan 1828
MP for Westbury 1795-1796, Newcastle
under Lyme 1796-1812, Clitheroe 1812-1818
and Dover 1818-1828
3 Apr 1853 2 Edward Bootle-Wilbraham,later [1880] 1st 12 Dec 1837 19 Nov 1898 60
Earl of Lathom
19 Nov 1898 3 Edward George Bootle-Wilbraham,2nd Earl
of Lathom 26 Oct 1864 15 Mar 1910 45
15 Mar 1910 4 Edward William Bootle-Wilbraham,3rd Earl
of Lathom 16 May 1895 6 Feb 1930 34
6 Feb 1930 5 Arthur George Bootle-Wilbraham 21 May 1876 9 Feb 1969 92
9 Feb 1969 6 Lionel Bootle-Wilbraham 23 Sep 1896 21 Jul 1973 76
21 Jul 1973 7 Roger Bootle-Wilbraham 2 Apr 1945
SKENE
1 Oct 1857 B 1 James Duff,Earl of Fife 6 Jul 1814 7 Aug 1879 65
Created Baron Skene 1 Oct 1857
See "Fife"
SKIDELSKY
15 Jul 1991 B[L] 1 Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky 25 Apr 1939
Created Baron Skidelsky 15 Jul 1991
SKRIMSHIRE OF QUARTER
2 Oct 1979 B[L] 1 Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson 12 Aug 1913 7 Nov 1979 66
to     Created Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter
7 Nov 1979 for life 2 Oct 1979
MP for Renfrewshire East 1959-1979  PC 1974
Peerage extinct on her death
SLANE
c 1370 B[I] 1 Sir Simon Fleming Oct 1370
Created Baron Slane c 1370
Oct 1370 2 Thomas Fleming 1435
1435 3 Christopher Fleming 30 Nov 1446
30 Nov 1446 4 Christopher Fleming 1457
1457 5 David Fleming 1463
1463 6 Thomas Fleming 8 Dec 1470
8 Dec 1470 7 James Fleming 1492
1492 8 Christopher Fleming 9 Aug 1517
9 Aug 1517 9 James Fleming 1578
1578 10 Thomas Fleming 9 Nov 1597
9 Nov 1597 11 William Fleming 1612
1612 12 Christopher Fleming 9 Jun 1625
9 Jun 1625 13 Thomas Fleming c 1604 after 1629
He resigned the peerage in favour of -
1629 14 William Fleming 1641
1641 15 Charles Fleming 1661
1661 16 Randall Fleming 22 Oct 1676
22 Oct 1676 17 Christopher Fleming 1669 14 Jul 1726 57
to     He was attainted and the peerage forfeited
16 Apr 1691
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22 Jan 1816 V[I] 1 Henry Conyngham,Earl Conyngham 26 Dec 1766 28 Dec 1832 66
Created Viscount Slane,Earl of Mount 
Charles and Marquess Conyngham
22 Jan 1816
See "Conyngham"
SLATER
8 Jul 1970 B[L] 1 Joseph Slater 13 Jun 1904 21 Apr 1977 72
to     Created Baron Slater 1970
21 Apr 1977 MP for Sedgefield 1950-1970
Peerage extinct on his death
SLIGO
29 Dec 1800 M[I] 1 John Denis Browne,3rd Earl of Altamont 11 Jun 1756 2 Jan 1809 52
Created Marquess of Sligo 29 Dec 1800
and Baron Monteagle 20 Feb 1806
PC [I] 1785  KP 1800
2 Jan 1809 2 Howe Peter Browne 18 May 1788 26 Jan 1845 56
Lord Lieutenant Mayo 1842-1845. KP 1810 
PC [I] 1809  PC 1834
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page
26 Jan 1845 3 George John Browne 31 Jan 1820 30 Dec 1896 76
30 Dec 1896 4 John Thomas Browne 10 Sep 1824 30 Dec 1903 79
MP for Mayo 1857-1868
30 Dec 1903 5 Henry Ulick Browne 14 Mar 1831 24 Feb 1913 81
24 Feb 1913 6 George Ulick Browne 1 Sep 1856 26 Feb 1935 78
Lord Lieutenant Mayo 1914-1922
For further information on this peer, see the
note at the foot of this page
26 Feb 1935 7 Ulick de Burgh Browne 30 Mar 1898 7 Jan 1941 42
7 Jan 1941 8 Arthur Howe Browne 8 May 1867 28 May 1951 84
28 May 1951 9 Terence Morris Browne 28 Sep 1873 28 Jul 1952 78
28 Jul 1952 10 Denis Edward Browne 13 Dec 1908 11 Sep 1991 82
11 Sep 1991 11 Jeremy Ulick Browne 4 Jun 1939
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury
The following is extracted from "Reynolds' Newspaper" of 18 April 1886:-
'The Earl of Shaftesbury committed suicide on Tuesday [13 April 1886], by shooting himself with 
a revolver, while being driven in a cab along Upper Regent-street. It appears that his lordship
engaged a cab in the upper part of Regent-street shortly after four o'clock, and directed the
cabman to drive down the street. The driver did so, and on reaching the lower end of the
thoroughfare was told by the earl to return. This the man did, and when the upper end of the
street was reached, his lordship again directed the cab to be turned around. This was done
several times, and when the cab was near Oxford-street, about half-past four o'clock, the driver
heard a shot. He jumped down, and the earl, who was unknown to him, said, "It's all right,
cabman: drive on!" The man replied, Yes, I know it's all right; but what is this?" and pointed to
a bullet-hole in the front part of the cab, adding, "I value my life too much to drive on." He was,
however, about to mount the box again, when a second report was heard, and this time Lord
Shaftesbury shot himself in the left temple. At this moment Police-constable Smith, who had
heard the first report, came up, and entering the cab, told the cabman to drive up to the
Middlesex Hospital. A crowd gathered around the vehicle, but the earl was not recognised by 
anyone until the hospital was reached, a few minutes afterwards. There the policeman and 
driver of the cab carried his lordship, who was still alive, into the in-patient's ward, and
summoned the assistance of the house-surgeon, Dr. Bartlett, but Lord Shaftesbury was just
breathing his last, and was beyond all surgical aid, the bullet having penetrated the brain. 
Meanwhile an intimation of the sad occurrence had been sent to the friends of the deceased,
and in a short time the Countess of Shaftesbury arrived, followed by his lordship's butler, but
only to learn that the worst had happened. The weapon used was a six-barrelled revolver, and
it is supposed from the position of the first shot that it had been fired accidentally, but the
situation of the fatal wound showed that the second was discharged with deliberate aim.'
At the subsequent inquest, evidence was heard that the Earl had, for the last few months of
his life, suffered from depression. The dead Earl's brother gave evidence that the Earl felt that
life was no longer worth living. He would stay in bed for days on end, and all of the Earl's
servants were directed to keep an eye on him. Great care was taken to remove all weapons
out of his reach, although it was not considered necessary to place the Earl under restraint.
When the Earl's clothing was searched after his death, a number of scraps of paper were
found. On these, in the Earl's handwriting, were found the words "I am no good to anybody.
I cannot live any longer. Forgive me! Bless you, dear Harriet! [Lady Shaftesbury]. You are too
good for me."
The coroner's jury returned a verdict that the Earl had committed suicide by shooting himself
with a revolver whilst in a state of unsound mind.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury
The 10th Earl of Shaftesbury was a very wealthy and flamboyant character, in the same mould
as his father, Lord Ashley, the son of the 9th Earl. Lord Ashley died in 1947 before he could
succeed to the title, which therefore passed, on the death of the 9th Earl in 1961, to his
grandson, the 10th Earl. 
Lord Ashley had already shocked 1920s society by marrying the model and actress Sylvia 
Hawkes in 1927, before divorcing her some years later. She later married four more times, two
of her later husbands being Douglas Fairbanks and Clark Gable. Lord Ashley later married 
Francoise Goussault, who became the mother of the 10th Earl.
The 10th Earl was educated at Eton, where he developed a taste for exotic women. He does
not appear to have had much regard for young women of his own class, describing them in the
Eton school magazine as 'round-shouldered, unsophisticated garglers of pink champagne.'
After studying at Oxford, the Earl embarked upon matrimony for the first time in 1966, when he
married the 40-year old divorcee Bianca Le Vien. They were divorced in 1976 due to the Earl's
adulturous habits. Later that year he married another divorcee, Christina Casella. This marriage
produced the 11th and 12th Earls of Shaftesbury, but also ended in divorce.
After the death of his mother in 1999 and the divorce from his second wife, the Earl re-located
to France, spending much of his time on the Cote d'Azur, where, despite being in his early 60s,
he plunged into a hectic social life, fuelled, it is said, by alcohol and Viagra. He was described as
'a philanthropist who specialised in rescuing lap dancers.'
In 2002, he announced that he planned to marry a French lingerie model named Nathalie Lions,
but this marriage never eventuated. Instead, on 5th November 2002, he married a Dutch-
Tunisian nightclub hostess named Djamila M'Barek. This marriage made no difference to his social
life, and he and his wife were separated by early 2004, when he took up with a woman named 
Nadia Orch, variously described as a 'Moroccan prostitute' or, more euphemistically, 'a club 
hostess.'
On 6 November 2004, the Earl checked out of his Cannes hotel and then vanished. When no 
trace of him was found, the French police launched a formal criminal enquiry. Initially, it was 
thought that he may have been kidnapped by gangsters in order to extort his fortune from him, 
but this theory was soon discounted and the police authorities came to believe that the Earl had
been murdered.
In February 2005, Djamila M'Barek was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, where she confessed 
to being involved in her husband's death. She claimed that her brother Mohammed M'Barek had
strangled the Earl in her flat at Cannes, and had dumped the body. She was subsequently
arrested, as was her brother. Mohammed denied his involvement and claimed no knowledge of
the location of the Earl's body.
By examing the Earl's phone records, the police were able to identify the telephone mast which
received the last-known signal from the Earl's mobile phone. This clue led police to search the
undergrowth in a valley on the outskirts of Cannes where, on 7 April 2005, they found a badly
decomposed body that had been half-eaten by animals. 
In May 2007, Djamila and Mohammed M'Barek were tried for the murder of the Earl. Both were
found guilty and both received 25-year prison sentences.
Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon
On the death of the 5th Earl of Shannon in February 1890, the next heir was his eldest son, 
Richard Henry Boyle, known under his courtesy title of Viscount Boyle. The difficulty was that
Richard had moved to Canada in 1883 and had not been heard of for the last two years.
The following article is taken from "The Times" of 2 April 1890:-
'The Hon. Henry Boyle left London on Saturday last [29 March 1890] for Canada, with the view
of endeavouring to find some traces of his eldest brother, of whom nothing has been heard for
over two years, and who, by the somewhat sudden death of his father, the [5th] Earl of
Shannon, some months ago, has succeeded to the family titles and estates.
'About seven years ago Viscount Boyle, having resigned his commission in the Rifle Brigade,
left England with the view of settling in the west of Canada, and he was subsequently joined
by his brother Henry, and they were engaged together for some time in ranching operations.
As the speculation did not, however, prove as successful as was expected, the brothers
separated, and after a short interval Mr. Henry Boyle decided some three years back to return
to England in order to avail himself of an opening which [he had been] offered in the City. 
Before leaving Mr. Boyle wrote to his brother telling him he was going home. Lord Boyle decided,
however, to remain in Canada, and since then, with the exception of a report received from an
innkeeper that he was seen about two years ago near one of the mining camps, nothing has
been heard of him. Last year every effort was made to find him, as, apart from the natural
anxiety of his friends, Lord Boyle came into a considerable sum of money, and it became
necessary to find him in order to procure his signature to some papers. It is understood that
Lord Shannon, before he died, had arranged to sell a considerable portion of the estates in
Ireland to the tenants…….He died, however, without signing the necessary deeds, and we
believe the matter will have to stand over until it is discovered who the present owner of the
estates is.'
Some months later, the new Earl resurfaced in New York. This report is taken from the 
"Chicago Tribune" of 25 July 1890:-
'New York, July 2 - Among the names on the passenger list of the White Star steamship
Teutonic, which sailed from this port Wednesday, appeared that of a Mr. R. Boyle. This plain
Mr. R. Boyle was the missing Viscount Boyle, now (because of the death of the old Earl) Earl of
Shannon of County Cork, Ireland. Lord Boyle, or Earl [of] Shannon, as he is now called, is an
eccentric young man with a decidedly interesting history. At the age of 22, just seven years
ago, the young Viscount left his home to seek his fortune in the far Northwest. He is a young
man of a decidedly roving disposition, democratic in his tastes, fond of outdoor sports, and
equally fond, as it would appear, of indulging in what is known in this country as high rolling.
His Lordship landed on these shores about seven years ago, with unbounded ambition, a
pocketful of money, and a general desire to have a good time so far as circumstances would
permit. After thoroughly "doing" this city in company with other kindred spirits, his Lordship
went to a ranch in Montana and engaged in the delectable pursuit of "punching" cattle and
waging a sportsmanlike warfare upon the wild denizens of the great Northwestern forests
and streams.
'Nor was the pursuit of politics forgotten in the land of his adoption. A real, live Irish Lord
was a person to command respect, and Lord Boyle was, therefore, elected a member of the
Legislature. He served a term with great credit to himself and to the unbounded satisfaction
of his constituents. [Burke's Peerage states that he served as a member of the Canadian
Parliament, but in reality he appears to have been a member of the Northwest Territories 
legislature]
'Lord Boyle was next heard of in Victoria, B.C. There, according to accounts published in the
papers at the time, he appears to have led a rather fast life. Then his Lordship suddenly
disappeared, and from that time - over two years ago - until within the last week he had not
been heard from.  As his Lordship had not written home since his departure, over seven years
ago, it is not to be wondered at that his relatives were worried by his erratic and wayward
conduct.
'Then came all sorts of conflicting reports as to where Lord Boyle had hidden himself. One
gentleman who claimed to know located the missing nobleman in the diamond fields of
South Africa. Others had met his Lordship digging for golden nuggets in the mines of Alaska,
while not a few were positive that he gone to the Bengal jungles to wrestle with the tigers
and huge-eared elephants. After speculating upon his Lordship's whereabouts until the four
quarters of the globe had become exhausted, it was determined to call the young man dead
as the best and only means of disposing of the matter. Like Stanley, therefore, Lord Boyle
was killed in various ways. From this time on his Lordship died, at intervals, all manner of
deaths.
'Of course when the old Earl of Shannon, Lord Boyle's father, died some months ago and the
missing Lord had himself become the Earl, it became a matter of some moment either that
this much killed young man should be brought to life or that the fact of his death should be
well established. For this purpose Lord Boyle's brother Henry came to this country soon after
the Earl's death and scoured the great Northwest on the trail of his missing relative, but
finding no trace, returned disheartened to this city. The brother's search, however, was not
altogether futile, for a telegram was received two weeks ago from Idaho from the missing
man, stating that he was alive and well and would shortly arrive in New York. Closely 
following the telegram came the young Earl himself, bronzed and weatherbeaten as a Sioux
Indian, but a splendid specimen of physical health and robust manhood. The new Earl of
Shannon remained quietly in this city for a few days and then as plain R. Boyle left with his
brother for home.'
Robert Lowe, 1st and only Viscount Sherbrooke
The following biography, which concentrates on Lowe's period in Australia, appeared in the
February 1955 issue of the Austrlain monthly magazine "Parade":-
'By one of those curious whims of nature, Robert Lowe was born an albino, of lily-white skin,
Arctic-blond hair, and weak pink eyes. But if he looked like an overgrown Angora rabbit, he had
the tongue of an asp and the belligerence of a wild bull elephant. At the age of 31 he was told
he might soon be blind and probably dead; so he came to Australia to make a quick bid for 
fortune and retire. Instead, he threw himself into the colony's fight for self-government and in 
the seven years he lived here, between 1842 and 1850, became embroiled in more fights than
most men encounter in a lifetime. 
'Surviving at least two duels by men stung to fury by his caustic tongue as a member of the first
Legislative Council, Lowe returned to England to achieve the Chancellorship of the Exchequer
under Gladstone, a peerage as Viscount Sherbrooke and the distinction of being one of the most
remarkable personalities of his day - defying death and the doctors to live to the ripe old age of
81.
 
'It was at Bingham, Notts, on December 4, 1811, that Robert Lowe's blood-red eyes first gazed
upon the world. His father was a land-owning, fox­hunting rector there, and Robert was the 
second son, and the fourth of seven children. An elder sister, Elizabeth, was also an albino.
Because of this aberration and the delicate eyesight that accompanied it, he was not sent to
a public school (Winchester) until he was 14, and he was 22 before he graduated at Oxford. He
gained a distinguished pass, however, with a first in classics and a second in mathematics. He
would have gained a first in the latter, also, so his friends maintained, had his poor eyesight
not required him to put his face so close to the paper that his nose rubbed out half the answers.
 
'He settled temporarily to tutoring, until in 1835 he won a fellowship at Magdalen College. That
same year he became engaged to a Georgiana Orred and announced to his father that he had
decided to become a barrister. Parental consent and cash were withheld from both projects.
Nevertheless Robert married his Georgiana in March, 1836, and bought a small house at Oxford.
He continued on with his tutoring, but at the same time drove his weak eyes to pore over law
books. He was called to the Bar in January, 1842, but the hard work had taken toll of his eyes,
and tormenting headaches and indifferent general health drove him to consult three specialists.
Their verdict was unanimous: seven more years of eyesight and then complete blindness. They
advised him for his health's sake to go to Australia. Robert talked the prospect over with
Georgiana, and together they decided that in Australia he might reasonably hope to make a 
quick fortune, upon which, together with her income, he would be able to retire.
'They sailed in June, 1842, and arrived in Sydney four months later. The Governor was then Sir
George Gipps, and his wife was a relative of Georgiana's. After a fortnight's stay in the vice-
regal residence at Parramatta, the Lowes took up house in Macquarie Street, and Lowe settled
to what he called "the wretched trade of an advocate." For the first three months all went well,
although he suffered greatly from the glaring Sydney sunlight. Then a local doctor, claiming that 
tic douloureux [trigeminal neuralgia - a very painful disease] and not merely congenital defic-
iency of the eyes threatened his life as well as his eyesight, forbade him the use of his eyes 
altogether. 
'Lowe thought of returning to England, but as 1843 wore on he decided in desperation to forget
all about doctor's orders, to nurse his eyesight as much as possible, but to continue his original
plan of working at the Bar. A little later he adopted blinkers, dark goggles which hooded his eyes
and admitted only pencil points of light. Gradually he began to get the "feel" of things in the
colony of New South Wales, which then included Port Phillip (Victoria) and Moreton Bay
(Queensland).
'The year he arrived the colonists had been granted a measure of representative government
under a new constitution establishing a Legislative Council of 36 members - 24 of them elected
representatives and the other 12 Crown nominees and Government officials. The Governor,
however, retained the power of veto over any decision of the Council, and Gipps was opposed to
the elected representatives' demands for responsible government and upheld the English Colonial
Office's right to supreme authority. At the end of 1843 Gipps appointed Lowe one of his Crown
nominees to the Council to "strengthen the Government" against the demands of the popular
members. 
 
'Lowe's success in the Council helped to advance his prestige at the Bar, although he never
reached the rank of Richard Windeyer [1806-1847], or [Sir] Archibald Michie [1813-1899] [two
of Sydney's leading barristers at the time]. The one trial by which he is remembered today was
his defence of John KnatchbulI, accused of the murder of the widowed Mrs. Jamieson. He was
unsuccessful, but his defence was some 100 years ahead of its time - a suit for an acquittal on
the grounds of moral insanity. [For further details see the note under the Knatchbull baronetcy].
The trial had results of personal importance. He and his wife were childless and adopted the
two small orphaned children of the murdered widow, Mary and Bobby Jamieson. The girl died
soon after the Lowes returned to England, while Bobby lived to a restless, troublesome 
adulthood, and caused his foster parents endless misery before he died in an insane asylum.
'For a time Lowe was a faithful ally of the Government in the Legislative Council, upholding the
supreme infallibility of Whitehall, and few others in the Council could match his classic oratory
or caustic wit. It was during this period that he made a reference in debate considered a
personal affront by an Elderman Macdermott and a Captain Moore, who called upon him next
day in his chambers in Elizabeth Street demanding that he make an immediate apology or "state
a time and place." Lowe refused to do either, claiming his right to freedom of speech in the 
Council, and ordered them out of his chambers with some biting references to the effect that
only gentlemen could have any honour to avenge, adding that in any case it was beneath his
dignity to fight with those not his social equal. To add indignity to insult, he had them bound
over to keep the peace and aired the whole affair in the Council by pressing for a prosecution.
Public opinion was against him, however, and for a time he was the most unpopular man in the
colony. 
'The affair eventually blew over, and Lowe's popularity was recovered, at least in part, when he
pressed for an inquiry to draw up recommendations for improvements in education. At the same
time he began to favour the colony's claims for more representative government, and towards
the end of 1844 he resigned as a nominee of the after supporting the establishment of a 
separate colony for the area round Port Phillip (later constituted as Victoria.)
 
'He fell back on journalism as a sideline to law, and put out the first number of "Atlas," a "weekly
journal of politics, commerce and literature," in November, 1844. It became immediately popular
because of its advocacy of representative government and the wit of Lowe's satirical skits and
epigrams. Within six months he had become as popular as he had previously been unpopular,
and in April, 1845, he was returned to the Council as an elected member.
 
'Shortly afterwards he broke with [William Charles] Wentworth and the "squattocracy" over the
land question. He was accused of betrayal, but Lowe was evidently sincere in his detestation
of a land monopoly such as the squatters had secured from the English Ministry. Not only did it
thwart the hopes of immigrants wanting "room to live in," he said, but it frustrated the only
means by which the colony could settle people on the land and so establish a genuine 
yeomanry. 
'Before the issue was settled, Gipps retired and was succeeded as Governor by Sir Charles
FitzRoy. In England W. E. Gladstone, the new Colonial Secretary, began suggesting the revival
of transportation as a means of overcoming financial depression in the colony. There was an
immediate public outcry against the move; but the squatting interests were jubilant at the 
at the prospect of free labor. Then, out of the blue, in 1849, the convict ship 'Hashemy' arrived 
in Sydney with 250 convicts aboard. The Sydney colonists collected at Circular Quay in a
spontaneous meeting of protest, to which Lowe repaired. It was a day of drenching rain, but the
crowd ignored the downpour as Lowe harangued them with fiery phrases. A deputation to the
Governor headed by Lowe had some results. Eventually some of the convicts were permitted to
land, but they were sent "up country" while the majority were pushed on by sea to Moreton Bay.
It was some years before transportation ceased, but these public meetings of protest gave the
death-blow to the system. 
 
'Towards the end of 1849 his wife's health and her constant wish to return to England decided 
Lowe to leave the colony, and they sailed with their young Jamieson charges on January 27, 
1850. He resumed practice at the Bar in England,and in April 1851, joined 'The Times' as a
leader-writer. He was elected Liberal Member for Kidderminster the following year and politics
thereafter were his main preoccupation until the end of his life.
'For more than 30 years he played major roles in British politics, as Secretary of the Board of
Control, Vice-President of the Board of Trade, President of the Board of Health, Miniister for
Education and Chancellor of the Exchequer. In this sphere he reverted to the upholding of
established government, and he opposed any extension of voting rights.
 
'Tall Bobby Lowe, of the white hair and witty tongue, became one of the best-known figures
in English public life. In 1880 his ability and service were rewarded with a peerage. As Viscount
Sberbrooke he devoted more time to his small estate in Surrey and less to politics, as his health
at last began to fail. Georgiana died in 1884 and the following year he married again. It was not
until 1892 that he, too, died, at Warlingham in Surrey.'
The Great Shrewsbury Case of 1857-1858
On the death of the unmarried 17th Earl of Shrewsbury in 1856 at the age of 23, the Earldom
(which is the Premier Earldom of England) was claimed by a distant cousin, Henry John 
Chetwynd-Talbot, 3rd Earl Talbot of Hensol. The claim also affected the possession of vast
estates which had been bequeathed to Lord Edmund Howard, the infant 2nd son of the 14th 
Duke of Norfolk (and later 1st Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent). The property would become vested
in Lord Edmund if the title of the Earl of Shrewsbury, to which the property was annexed by an
Act of Parliament, was found to have become extinct. The question of the property is dealt with
separately in this note.
Given the possibility that Lord Edmund Howard would be deprived of his possible inheritance, the
Earl Talbot's claim was resisted not only by the Duke of Norfolk, but also by the Princess Doria
Pamphili-Landi of Rome, the only surviving child of the 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, and a Major 
Talbot, of Castle Talbot, of Wexford in Ireland. Because so much was at stake, the case soon
became known as the "Great Shrewsbury Case."
The following is my summary of the pedigree relied upon by Earl Talbot in his claim. It is rather
complex, but I hope you can follow it.
The title of Earl of Shrewsbury was created in 1442 by Henry VI and conferred by that monarch
on Sir John Talbot and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, as a reward for Sir John's
distinguished services as commander of the English army in France. The title descended in direct
succession through father and son for two generations to John Talbot, 3rd Earl. The 3rd Earl had
a younger brother, Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton, to whom we will return later.
After the death of the 3rd Earl, the title descended from father to son until the death of the 7th
Earl in 1616, when he was succeeded by his brother, Edward Talbot, who became 8th Earl. He
died two years later, when this branch of the Talbot family became extinct.
We now go back to Sir Gilbert Talbot of Grafton, brother of the 3rd Earl. Sir Gilbert had three 
sons - the eldest, another Gilbert, died without male issue; the second, Humphrey, died in the 
Holy Land, also without male issue; the third, Sir John Talbot of Albrighton, left a number of male