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A '''writ in acceleration''', commonly called a writ of acceleration was a type of [[Hereditary peer#Writs of summons|writ of summons]] to the [[British House of Lords|House of Lords]] that enabled the eldest son and [[heir apparent]] of a [[peer]] with multiple peerage titles to attend the [[House of Lords|British House of Lords]] or [[Irish House of Lords]], using one of his father's subsidiary titles.
A writ of acceleration could be granted only if the title being accelerated was a subsidiary one, and not the main title, and if the beneficiary of the writ was the [[heir apparent]] of the actual holder of the title. The heir apparent was not always summoned in his [[courtesy title]]. Rather, almost every person summoned to Parliament by virtue of a writ of acceleration was summoned in one of his father’s [[barony|baronies]]. For example, [[William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire|William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington]], heir apparent of [[William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire]], was summoned as ''Baron Cavendish of Hardwick''. It was not possible for heirs apparent of peers in the [[Peerage of Scotland]] and [[Peerage of Ireland]] to be given writs of acceleration, as holders of titles in these peerages were not automatically guaranteed seat in the [[British House of Lords|House of Lords]].
An heir apparent receiving such a writ takes the precedence within the House of Lords owing to the title accelerated. Eg Viscount Cranborne takes, when accelerated to the barony of Cecil (created 1603), precedence ahead of all barons in parliament created after that date. When numbering the holders of peerages an accelerated title counts as a holder; so were the first earl and baron of 'somewhere' to have two sons and the barony to be accelerated in favour of the eldest, who predeceased his father without heirs, the younger brother would succeed as 2nd earl but 3rd baron. However, if the eldest son were to predecease his father with heirs the accelerated title would devolve on his heirs (according to the remainder governing the creation of the barony). Eg When Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, the eldest surviving son of the [[Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington|Earl of Burlington]], was summoned to Parliament in 1689 in his father's barony of Clifford, but predeceased his father, his son the first Earl's grandson, was granted a writ of attendance to Lords in the barony.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lords Hansard Test for 11 May 1999 | date=11 May, 1999 | accessdate=2006-11-13 | url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/ldhansrd/vo990511/text/90511-23.htm}}</ref>
The procedure of writs of acceleration was introduced by [[Edward IV of England|King Edward IV]] in the mid 15th century. It was a fairly rare occurrence, and only ninety-four writs of acceleration were issued in over 400 years. The last writ of acceleration was issued in 1992 to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and close political associate of [[John Major]], [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury|Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne]], the eldest son and heir apparent of [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury|the 6th Marquess of Salisbury]]. He was summoned in his father’s junior [[barony]] of ''Baron Cecil of Essendon'' and not in his courtesy title of ''Viscount Cranborne''. The procedure of writs of acceleration was abolished through the [[House of Lords Act 1999|House of Lords Act]] of 1999, along with the automatic right of [[hereditary peer]]s to sit in the [[British House of Lords|House of Lords]].
The alternative to a writ of acceleration was to create a completely new peerage. For example, in 1832 [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby|Edward Smith-Stanley, Lord Stanley]], son and heir apparent of [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby]], was given a new peerage as Baron Stanley, of Bickerstaffe. Two years later he succeeded his father in the Earldom. This was in contrast to his son, [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby]], who in 1844 was summoned to the [[British House of Lords|House of Lords]] through a writ of acceleration in the aforementioned title of Baron Stanley, of Bickerstaffe.
Two issues of writs of acceleration may be especially noted, of which the first also relates to the Stanley family. In 1628 [[James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby|James Stanley, Lord Strange]], heir apparent of [[William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby]], was summoned to the [[British House of Lords|House of Lords]] in the ancient Barony of Strange (created in 1299), a title assumed by his father. However, the [[British House of Lords|House of Lords]] later decided that the sixth Earl’s assumption of the Barony of Strange had been erroneous. Consequently, it was deemed that there were now two Baronies of Strange, the original one created in 1299 and the new one, created "accidentally" in 1628 (see the [[Baron Strange]] for more information). Another noteworthy writ of acceleration was issued in 1717 to [[Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton|Charles Paulet, Marquess of Winchester]], heir apparent of [[Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton]]. He was meant to be summoned in his father’s junior title of ''Baron St John of Basing'', but was mistakenly summoned as ''Baron Pawlett of Basing''. This inadvertently created a new peerage. However, the Barony of Pawlett of Basing became extinct on his death, while the Dukedom was passed on to his younger brother, the fourth Duke.
==Writs of acceleration==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Person summoned!!Summoned as!!Succeeded as!!Notes
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|[[1482]]||[[Thomas FitzAlan, 17th Earl of Arundel|Thomas FitzAlan, Lord Maltravers]]||Baron Maltravers||[[Earl of Arundel]] (1487)||
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|[[5 February]] [[1532]]/[[1533|33]]||[[Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel|Henry FitzAlan, Lord Maltravers]]||Baron Maltravers||[[Earl of Arundel]] (1544)||
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|[[17 February]] [[1532]]/[[1533|33]]||[[Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury|Francis Talbot, Lord Talbot]]||Baron Talbot||[[Earl of Shrewsbury]] (1538)||
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|[[4 October]] [[1544]]||[[John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester|John Paulet, Lord St John of Basing]]||Baron St John of Basing||[[Marquess of Winchester]] (1572)||
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|[[5 January]] [[1552]]/[[1553|53]]||[[John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick|John Dudley, Earl of Warwick]]||Earl of Warwick||[[Earl of Warwick]] (1553)||
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|[[5 January]] [[1552]]/[[1553|53]]||[[George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury|George Talbot, Lord Talbot]]||Baron Talbot||[[Earl of Shrewsbury]] (1560)||
|-
|[[1 March]] [[1552]]/[[1553|53]]||[[Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford|Francis Russell, Lord Russell]]||Baron Russell||[[Earl of Bedford]] (1555)||
|-
|[[1553]]||[[Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex|Thomas Radclyffe, Viscount FitzWalter]]||Baron FitzWalter||[[Earl of Sussex]] (1553)||
|-
|[[23 January]] [[1558]]/[[1559|59]]||[[Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon|Henry Hastings, Lord Hastings]]||Baron Hastings||[[Earl of Huntingdon]] (1560)||
|-
|[[23 January]] [[1558]]/[[1559|59]]||[[Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby|Henry Stanley, Lord Strange]]||Baron Strange||[[Earl of Derby]] (1572)||
|-
|[[5 May]] [[1572]]||[[William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester|William Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire]]||Baron St John of Basing||[[Marquess of Winchester]] (1576)||
|-
|January [[1580]]/[[1581|81]]||[[John Russell, 3rd Baron Russell|John Russell, Lord Russell]]||Baron Russell||Never succeeded||Heir Apparent of [[Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford]] but predeceased his father.
|-
|[[28 January]] [[1588]]/[[1589|89]]||[[Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury|Gilbet Talbot, Lord Talbot]]||Baron Talbot||[[Earl of Shrewsbury]] (1590)||
|-
|[[28 January]] [[1588]]/[[1589|89]]||[[Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby|Ferdinando Stanley, Lord Strange]]||Baron Strange||[[Earl of Derby]] (1593)||
|-
|[[16th century|16th C]]||[[William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham|William Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham]]||Baron Howard of Effingham||Never succeeded||Heir Apparent of [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham]] but predeceased his father.
|-
|[[31 January]] [[1603]]/[[1604|04]]||[[Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester|Henry Somerset, Lord Herbert]]||Baron Herbert||[[Earl of Worcester]] (1628)||
|-
|[[13 July]] [[1608]]||[[Henry O'Brien, 5th Earl of Thomond|Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan]]||Baron Ibrackan||[[Earl of Thomond]] (1624)||
|-
|[[8 February]] [[1609]]/[[1610|10]]||[[Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk|Theophilus Howard, Lord Howard de Walden]]||Baron Howard de Walden||[[Earl of Suffolk]] (1626)||
|-
|February [[1620]]/[[1621|21]]||[[William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset|William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp]]||Baron Beauchamp||[[Duke of Somerset]] (1660)||
|-
|[[10 February]] [[1623]]/[[1624|24]]||[[John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester|John Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire]]||Baron St John of Basing||[[Marquess of Winchester]] (1628)||
|-
|[[1626]]||[[Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland|Algernon Percy, Lord Percy]]||Baron Percy||[[Earl of Northumberland]] (1632)||
|-
|[[1626]]||[[Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton|Spencer Compton, Lord Compton]]||Baron Compton||[[Earl of Northampton]] (1630)||
|-
|[[22 May]] [[1626]]||[[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|Edward Montagu, Lord Kimbolton]]||Baron Kimbolton||[[Earl of Manchester]] (1642)||
|-
|[[1628]]||[[James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby|James Stanley, Lord Strange]]||Baron Strange||[[Earl of Derby]] (1642)||See introduction
|-
|[[1640]]||[[John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover|John Carey, Viscount Rochford]]||Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon||[[Earl of Dover]] (1666)||
|-
|[[3 November]] [[1640]]||[[Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Berkshire|Thomas Howard, Viscount Andover]]||Baron Howard of Charlton||[[Earl of Berkshire]] (1669)||
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|[[1640]]||[[Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon|Ferdinando Hastings, Lord Hastings]]||Baron Hastings||[[Earl of Huntingdon]] (1643)||
|-
|[[3 November]] [[1640]]||[[Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth|Hon. Thomas Wentworth]]||Baron Wentworth||Never succeeded||Heir Apparent of [[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland]] but predeceased his father.
|-
|[[3 November]] [[1640]]||[[Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey|Montagu Bertie, Lord Willoughby de Eresby]]||Baron Willoughby de Eresby||[[Earl of Lindsey]] (1642)||
|-
|[[1641]]||[[George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol|George Digby, Lord Digby]]||Baron Digby||[[Earl of Bristol]] (1653)||
|-
|[[14 May]] [[1641]]||[[Oliver St John, 5th Baron St John of Bletso|Oliver St John, Lord St John of Bletso]]||Baron St John of Bletso||Never succeeded||Heir Apparent of [[Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke]]
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|[[1641]]||[[Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester|Henry Pierrepont, Lord Pierrepont]]||Baron Pierrepont||[[Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull|Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull]] (1643)||created [[Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull|Marquess of Dorchester]] in 1645
|-
|[[8 August]] [[1662]]||[[Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory|Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory]]||Earl of Ossory (to [[Irish House of Lords]])||Never succeeded||Heir Apparent of [[James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde]] but predeceased father.
|-
|[[28 January]] [[1663]]||[[Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan|Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan]]||Viscount Dungarvan||Never succeeded||[[Irish House of Lords]]
|-
|[[30 October]] [[1665]]||[[William Brabazon, 3rd Earl of Meath|William Brabazon, Lord Brabazon]]||Baron Brabazon||[[Earl of Meath]] (1675)||
|-
|[[14 January]] [[1677]]/[[1678|78]]||[[Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Howard, Earl of Arundel]]||Baron Mowbray||[[Duke of Norfolk]] (1684)||
|-
|[[1 November]] [[1680]]||[[Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness|Hon. Conyers Darcy]]||Baron Conyers||[[Earl of Holderness]] (1689)||
|-
|[[11 July]] [[1689]]||[[Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley|Charles Berkeley, Viscount Dursley]]||Baron Berkeley||[[Earl of Berkeley]] (1698)||
|-
|[[1689]]||[[Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath|Charles Granville, Lord Lansdown]]||Baron Granville||[[Earl of Bath]] (1701)||
|-
|[[11 July]] [[1689]]||[[Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester|Robert Sidney, Viscount L'Isle]]||Baron Sydney of Penshurst||[[Earl of Leicester]] (1698)||
|-
|[[16 July]] [[1689]]||[[Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan]]||Baron Clifford||Never succeeded||
|-
|[[3 March]] [[1690]]||[[Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds|Peregrine Osborne, Viscount Osborne]]||Baron Osborne||[[Duke of Leeds]] (1712)||
|-
|[[19 April]] [[1690]]||[[Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|Robert Bertie, Lord Willoughby de Eresby]]||Baron Willoughby de Eresby||[[Earl of Lindsey]] (1701)||created [[Marquess of Lindsey]] in 1706 and [[Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven]] in 1715
|-
|[[5 March]] [[1704]]/[[1705|05]]||[[James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley|James Berkeley, Viscount Dursley]]||Baron Berkeley||[[Earl of Berkeley]] (1710)||
|-
|[[28 December]] [[1711]]||[[James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton|James Compton, Lord Compton]]||Baron Compton||[[Earl of Northampton]] (1727)||
|-
|[[29 December]] [[1711]]||[[Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin|Charles Bruce, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill]]||Baron Bruce of Whorlton||[[Earl of Elgin]] (1741)||
|-
|[[28 January]] [[1712]]/[[1713|13]]||[[Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds|Peregrine Osborne, Viscount Osborne]]||Baron Osborne||[[Duke of Leeds]] (1729)||
|-
|[[4 March]] [[1714]]/[[1715|15]]||[[Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough|Richard Lumley, Viscount Lumley]]||Baron Lumley||[[Earl of Scarbrough]] (1721)||
|-
|[[9 March]] [[1714]]/[[1715|15]]||[[Chaworth Brabazon, 6th Earl of Meath|Chaworth Brabazon, Lord Brabazon]]||Baron Brabazon||[[Earl of Meath]] (1715)||
|-
|[[16 March]] [[1714]]/[[1715|15]]||[[Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven|Peregrine Bertie, Marquess of Lindsey]]||Baron Willoughby de Eresby||[[Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven]] (1723)||
|-
|[[12 April]] [[1717]]||[[Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton|Charles Paulet, Marquess of Winchester]]||Baron Pawlett of Basing||[[Duke of Bolton]] (1722)||See introduction
|-
|[[8 November]] [[1718]]||[[Anthony Grey, Earl of Harold]]||Baron Lucas of Crudwell||Never succeeded||Heir apparent of [[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent]] but predeceased father.
|-
|[[1723]]||[[Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend|Hon. Charles Townshend]]||Baron Townshend||[[Viscount Townshend]] (1738)||As his father was already Lord Townshend, Charles was styled Lord Lynn after the barony's [[territorial designation]] of Lynn Regis
|-
|[[11 June]] [[1733]]||[[John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey|John Hervey, Lord Hervey]]||Baron Hervey||Never succeeded||Heir Apparent of [[John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol]] but predeceased his father.
|-
|[[1750]]||[[Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury]]||Baron Hyde||Never succeeded||Heir apparent of [[Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon]] but predeceased his father.
|-
|[[13 June]] [[1751]]||[[William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire|William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington]]||Baron Cavendish of Hardwick||[[Duke of Devonshire]] (1755)||
|-
|[[1776]]||[[Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds|Francis Godolphin Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen]]||Baron Osborne||[[Duke of Leeds]] (1789)||
|-
|[[1797]]||[[Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire|Robert Hobart, Lord Hobart]]||Baron Hobart||[[Earl of Buckinghamshire]] (1804)||
|-
|[[25 February]] [[1799]]||[[George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland|George Granville Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower]]||Baron Gower||[[Marquess of Stafford]] (1803)||created [[Duke of Sutherland]] in 1833.
|-
|June [[1801]]||[[Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester|Thomas Pelham, Lord Pelham of Stanmer]]||Baron Pelham of Stanmer||[[Earl of Chichester]] (1805)||
|-
|[[1801]]||[[George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth|George Legge, Viscount Lewisham]]||Baron Dartmouth||[[Earl of Dartmouth]] (1801)||
|-
|[[15 November]] [[1803]]||[[Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool|Robert Banks Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury]]||Baron Hawkesbury||[[Earl of Liverpool]] (1808)||
|-
|[[23 March]] [[1803]]||[[George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham|George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph]]||Baron Ashburnham||[[Earl of Ashburnham]] (1812)||
|-
|[[12 March]] [[1806]]||[[George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough|George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford]]||Baron Spencer of Wormleighton||[[Duke of Marlborough]] (1817)||
|-
|[[4 November]] [[1806]]||[[Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton|Alexander Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale]]||Baron Dutton||[[Duke of Hamilton|Duke of Hamilton and Brandon]] ([[1819]]||
|-
|[[11 April]] [[1807]]||[[Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch|Charles Montagu-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith]]||Baron Scott of Tyndale||[[Duke of Buccleuch|Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry]] (1812)||
|-
|[[11 April]] [[1807]]||[[George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon|George Gordon, Marquess of Huntly]]||Lord Gordon of Huntly||[[Duke of Gordon]] (1827)||
|-
|[[12 March]] [[1812]]||[[Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland|Hugh Percy, Earl Percy]]||Baron Percy||[[Duke of Northumberland]] (1817)||
|-
|[[5 January]] [[1822]]||[[George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley|George Horatio Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage]]||Baron Newburgh||[[Marquess of Cholmondeley]] (1827)||
|-
|[[25 November]] [[1826]]||[[George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland|George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower]]||Baron Gower||[[Duke of Sutherland]] (1833)||At the time of the writ of acceleration, he was heir apparent of [[George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland|George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford]], who was created [[Duke of Sutherland]] in 1833
|-
|[[15 January]] [[1833]]||[[Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey|Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge]]||Baron Paget of Beaudesert||[[Marquess of Anglesey]] (1854)||
|-
|[[15 January]] [[1833]]||[[Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford|Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock]]||Baron Howland||[[Duke of Bedford]] (1839)||
|-
|[[1833]]||[[George Harry Grey, 8th Baron Grey of Groby|George Harry Grey, Lord Grey of Groby]]||Baron Grey of Groby||Never succeeded||Heir apparent of [[George Harry Grey, 6th Earl of Stamford]] but predeceased father
|-
|[[8 January]] [[1835]]||[[George Charles Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden|George Charles Pratt, Earl of Brecknock]]||Baron Camden||[[Marquess Camden]] (1840)||
|-
|[[2 July]] [[1838]]||[[Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds|Francis Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy-Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen]]||Baron Osborne||[[Duke of Leeds]] (1838)||
|-
|[[1838]]||[[George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury|George Brudenell-Bruce, Viscount Savernake]]||Baron Bruce of Tottenham||[[Marquess of Ailesbury]] (1856)||
|-
|[[28 February]] [[1839]]||[[Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue|Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington]]||Baron Fortescue||[[Earl Fortescue]] (1841)||
|-
|[[16 August]] [[1841]]||[[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Charles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey]]||Baron Maltravers||[[Duke of Norfolk]] (1842)||
|-
|[[8 September]] [[1841]]||[[William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale|William Lowther, Viscount Lowther]]||Baron Lowther||[[Earl of Lonsdale]] (1844)||
|-
|[[4 November]] [[1844]]||[[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Edward Smith-Stanley, Lord Stanley]]||Baron Stanley||[[Earl of Derby]] (1851)||
|-
|[[8 April]] [[1853]]||[[George Stevens Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford|George Stevens Byng, Viscount Enfield]]||Baron Strafford||[[Earl of Strafford]] (1860)||
|-
|[[11 July]] [[1856]]||[[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne]]||Baron Wycombe||[[Marquess of Lansdowne]] (1863)||
|-
|[[1859]]||[[Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville|Charles Bennett, Lord Ossulston]]||Baron Ossulston||[[Earl of Tankerville]] (1859)||
|-
|[[5 December]] [[1859]]||[[Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue|Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington]]||Baron Fortescue||[[Earl Fortescue]] (1861)||
|-
|[[9 July]] [[1863]]||[[Edward Seymour, Earl St Maur|Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour, Earl St Maur]]||Baron Seymour||Never succeeded||Heir apparent of [[Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset]] but predeceased father
|-
|[[14 September]] [[1870]]||[[William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans|William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, Lord Eliot]]||Baron St Eliot||[[Earl of St Germans]] (1877)||
|-
|[[26 February]] [[1874]]||[[George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford|George Henry Charles Byng, Viscount Enfield]]||Baron Strafford||[[Earl of Strafford]] (1886)||
|-
|[[5 September]] [[1876]]||[[William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle|William Coutts Keppell, Viscount Bury]]||Baron Ashford||[[Earl of Albemarle]] (1891)||
|-
|[[1880]]||[[William Archer Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst|William Archer Amherst, Viscount Holmesdale]]||Baron Amherst||[[Earl Amherst]] (1886)||
|-
|[[22 July]] [[1887]]||[[Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland|Henry George Percy, Earl Percy]]||Baron Lovaine||[[Duke of Northumberland]] (1899)||
|-
|[[6 June]] [[1896]]||[[Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland|Henry John Brinsley Manners, Marquess of Granby]]||Baron Manners of Haddon||[[Duke of Rutland]] (1906)||
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|[[1940]]||[[Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne|Roundell Cecil Palmer, Viscount Wolmer]]||Baron Selborne||[[Earl of Selborne]] (1942)||
|-
|[[1941]]||[[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury|Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne]]||Baron Cecil of Essendon||[[Marquess of Salisbury]] (1947)||
|-
|[[16 January]] [[1951]]||[[Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster|Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, Lord Willoughby de Eresby]]||Baron Willoughby de Eresby||[[Earl of Ancaster]] (1951)||
|-
|[[1992]]||[[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury|Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne]]||Baron Cecil of Essendon||[[Marquess of Salisbury]] (2003)||created a [[life peerage|life peer]] as Baron Gascoyne-Cecil in 1999
|-
|}
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==See also==
*[[Hereditary peer]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/ldselect/ldprivi/106i/106i07.htm Format for Writs in Acceleration and of Summons]
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