List of peers 1740–1749
This page lists all peers who held extant titles between the years 1740 and 1749.
Peerage of England, Scotland and Great Britain
Dukes
Marquesses
| Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerage of England | ||||
| Marquess of Powis (1687) | William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis | 1696 | 1745 | Died |
| William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis | 1745 | 1748 | Died, title extinct | |
| 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 | Title previously held by the Duke of Kent |
| Marquess of Rockingham (1746) | Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham | 1746 | 1750 | New creation |
Earls
Viscounts
| Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerage of England | ||||
| Viscount Hereford (1550) | Price Devereux, 9th Viscount Hereford | 1700 | 1740 | Died |
| Price Devereux, 10th Viscount Hereford | 1740 | 1748 | Died | |
| Edward Devereux, 11th Viscount Hereford | 1748 | 1760 | ||
| Viscount Montagu (1554) | Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montagu | 1717 | 1767 | |
| Viscount Saye and Sele (1624) | Laurence Fiennes, 5th Viscount Saye and Sele | 1710 | 1742 | Died |
| Richard Fiennes, 6th Viscount Saye and Sele | 1742 | 1781 | ||
| Viscount Fauconberg (1643) | Thomas Belasyse, 4th Viscount Fauconberg | 1718 | 1774 | |
| 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 | |
| Viscount Lonsdale (1690) | Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale | 1713 | 1751 | |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||||
| Viscount of Falkland (1620) | Lucius Cary, 7th Viscount Falkland | 1730 | 1785 | |
| Viscount of Stormont (1621) | David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont | 1731 | 1748 | Died |
| David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont | 1748 | 1796 | ||
| Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641) | John Arbuthnot, 5th Viscount of Arbuthnott | 1710 | 1756 | |
| Viscount of Irvine (1661) | Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine | 1736 | 1761 | |
| Viscount of Strathallan (1686) | William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan | 1711 | 1746 | Attainted |
| Viscount of Garnock (1703) | George Lindsay-Crawford, 4th Viscount of Garnock | 1738 | 1808 | Succeeded to the Earldom of Crawford, see above |
| Viscount of Primrose (1703) | Hugh Primrose, 3rd Viscount of Primrose | 1716 | 1741 | Died; Peerage extinct |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||||
| Viscount Bolingbroke (1712) | Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke | 1712 | 1751 | |
| Viscount Tadcaster (1714) | Henry O'Brien, 1st Viscount Tadcaster | 1714 | 1741 | Died; his heir was attained, so the peerages became forfeit |
| Viscount St John (1716) | Henry St John, 1st Viscount St John | 1716 | 1742 | Died |
| John St John, 2nd Viscount St John | 1716 | 1748 | Died | |
| Frederick St John, 3rd Viscount St John | 1748 | 1787 | ||
| Viscount Cobham (1718) | Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham | 1718 | 1749 | Died |
| Hester Grenville, 2nd Viscountess Cobham | 1749 | 1752 | ||
| Viscount Falmouth (1720) | Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth | 1734 | 1782 | |
| Viscount Lymington (1720) | John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington | 1720 | 1762 | Created Earl of Portsmouth, see above |
| Viscount Torrington (1721) | Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington | 1733 | 1747 | Died |
| George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington | 1747 | 1750 | ||
| Viscount Harcourt (1721) | Simon Harcourt, 2nd Viscount Harcourt | 1727 | 1777 | Created Earl Harcourt, see above |
| Viscount Leinster (1747) | James FitzGerald, 1st Viscount Leinster | 1747 | 1773 | New creation; Earl of Kildare in the Peerage of Ireland |
| Viscount Folkestone (1747) | Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone | 1747 | 1761 | New creation |
Barons
| Title | Holder | Date gained | Date lost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerage of England | ||||
| Baron Clinton (1299) | Hugh Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton | 1721 | 1751 | Created Earl Clinton, see above |
| Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1299) | Elizabeth Compton, 14th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley | 1717 | 1741 | Died, barony fell into abeyance |
| Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley | 1749 | 1770 | Abeyance terminated | |
| Baron de Clifford (1299) | Margaret Coke, 19th Baroness de Clifford | 1734 | 1775 | |
| Baron Dacre (1321) | Anne Barrett-Lennard, 16th Baroness Dacre | 1741 | 1755 | Abeyance terminated |
| Baron Dudley (1440) | William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley | 1731 | 1740 | Died |
| Ferdinando Dudley Lea, 11th Baron Dudley | 1740 | 1757 | ||
| Baron Stourton (1448) | Thomas Stourton, 14th Baron Stourton | 1720 | 1744 | Died |
| Charles Stourton, 15th Baron Stourton | 1744 | 1753 | ||
| Baron Berners (1455) | Katherine Bokenham, 8th Baroness Berners | 1711 | 1743 | Died, Barony fell into abeyance |
| Baron Willoughby de Broke (1491) | Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke | 1728 | 1752 | |
| Baron Wentworth (1529) | Martha Johnson, 8th Baroness Wentworth | 1697 | 1745 | Died |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Baron De La Warr (1570) | John West, 7th Baron De La Warr | 1723 | 1766 | |
| Baron Petre (1603) | Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre | 1713 | 1742 | Died |
| Robert Petre, 9th Baron Petre | 1742 | 1801 | ||
| Baron Arundell of Wardour (1605) | Henry Arundell, 6th Baron Arundell of Wardour | 1726 | 1746 | Died |
| Henry Arundell, 7th Baron Arundell of Wardour | 1746 | 1756 | ||
| Baron Dormer (1615) | Charles Dormer, 6th Baron Dormer | 1728 | 1761 | |
| Baron Teynham (1616) | Henry Roper, 10th Baron Teynham | 1727 | 1781 | |
| Baron Brooke (1621) | Francis Greville, 8th Baron Brooke | 1727 | 1773 | Created Earl Brooke, see above |
| Baron Craven (1627) | Fulwar Craven, 4th Baron Craven | 1739 | 1764 | |
| Baron Maynard (1628) | Henry Maynard, 4th Baron Maynard | 1718 | 1742 | Died |
| Grey Maynard, 5th Baron Maynard | 1742 | 1745 | Died | |
| Charles Maynard, 6th Baron Maynard | 1745 | 1775 | ||
| Baron Leigh (1643) | Thomas Leigh, 4th Baron Leigh | 1738 | 1749 | Died |
| 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 | Title previously held by Barons Dudley |
| Baron Langdale (1658) | Marmaduke Langdale, 4th Baron Langdale | 1718 | 1771 | |
| Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1658) | William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton | 1697 | 1741 | Died |
| John Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton | 1741 | 1773 | ||
| Baron Cornwallis (1661) | Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis | 1722 | 1762 | |
| 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 Carteret (1681) | John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret | 1695 | 1763 | |
| Baron Stawell (1683) | William Stawell, 3rd Baron Stawell | 1692 | 1742 | Died |
| Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell | 1742 | 1755 | ||
| Baron Guilford (1683) | Francis North, 3rd Baron Guilford | 1729 | 1790 | |
| Baron Griffin (1688) | Edward Griffin, 3rd Baron Griffin | 1715 | 1742 | Died, title extinct |
| Baron Haversham (1696) | Maurice Thompson, 2nd Baron Haversham | 1710 | 1745 | Died, title extinct |
| Baron Barnard (1698) | Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard | 1723 | 1753 | |
| Baron Gower (1703) | John Leveson-Gower, 2nd Baron Gower | 1709 | 1754 | Created Earl Gower, see above |
| Baron Conway (1703) | Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Baron Conway | 1732 | 1794 | |
| 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, 13th Lord Saltoun | 1715 | 1748 | Died |
| Alexander Fraser, 14th Lord Saltoun | 1748 | 1751 | ||
| Lord Gray (1445) | John Gray, 11th Lord Gray | 1738 | 1782 | |
| Lord Oliphant (1455) | Francis Oliphant, 10th Lord Oliphant | 1721 | 1748 | Died, title extinct |
| Lord Cathcart (1460) | Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart | 1732 | 1740 | Died |
| Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart | 1740 | 1776 | ||
| Lord Lovat (1464) | Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat | 1699 | 1746 | Peerage forfeited |
| Lord Sempill (1489) | Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill | 1727 | 1746 | Died |
| John Sempill, 13th Lord Sempill | 1746 | 1782 | ||
| Lord Ross (1499) | George Ross, 13th Lord Ross | 1738 | 1754 | |
| Lord Elphinstone (1509) | Charles Elphinstone, 9th Lord Elphinstone | 1718 | 1757 | |
| Lord Torphichen (1564) | James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen | 1696 | 1753 | |
| Lord Lindores (1600) | Alexander Leslie, 6th Lord Lindores | 1719 | 1765 | |
| Lord Colville of Culross (1604) | John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross | 1717 | 1741 | Died |
| Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross | 1741 | 1770 | ||
| Lord Balmerinoch (1606) | John Elphinstone, 5th Lord Balmerino | 1736 | 1746 | Died |
| Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino | 1746 | 1746 | Peerage forfeited | |
| Lord Blantyre (1606) | Robert Stuart, 7th Lord Blantyre | 1713 | 1743 | Died |
| Walter Stuart, 8th Lord Blantyre | 1743 | 1751 | ||
| Lord Cranstoun (1609) | James Cranstoun, 6th Lord Cranstoun | 1727 | 1773 | |
| Lord Aston of Forfar (1627) | Walter Aston, 4th Lord Aston of Forfar | 1714 | 1748 | Died |
| James Aston, 5th Lord Aston of Forfar | 1748 | 1751 | ||
| 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) | George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay | 1681 | 1748 | Died |
| Donald Mackay, 4th Lord Reay | 1748 | 1761 | ||
| Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1633) | Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo | 1690 | 1746 | Attainted; Peerage forfeited |
| Lord Kirkcudbright (1633) | William Maclellan, 7th Lord Kirkcudbright | 1730 | 1762 | |
| Lord Forrester (1633) | George Forrester, 6th Lord Forrester | 1727 | 1748 | Died |
| William Forrester, 7th Lord Forrester | 1748 | 1763 | ||
| Lord Banff (1642) | Alexander Ogilvy, 6th Lord Banff | 1738 | 1746 | Died |
| 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 | |
| Lord Belhaven and Stenton (1647) | John Hamilton, 4th Lord Belhaven and Stenton | 1721 | 1764 | |
| Lord Rollo (1651) | Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo | 1700 | 1758 | |
| Lord Ruthven of Freeland (1650) | Isobel Ruthven, 4th Lady Ruthven of Freeland | 1722 | 1783 | |
| Lord Bellenden (1661) | John Bellenden, 3rd Lord Bellenden | 1707 | 1741 | Died |
| Ker Bellenden, 4th Lord Bellenden | 1741 | 1753 | ||
| Lord Kinnaird (1682) | Charles Kinnaird, 5th Lord Kinnaird | 1727 | 1758 | |
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References
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1887). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant. 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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