Members of Parliament (Commons)

Portrait of William Wedgwood Benn

Benn, William Wedgwood

(1877 - 1960)

1st Viscount Stansgate

Liberal MP for St. George's 1906-18, Leith 1918-27; Labour MP for Aberdeen North 1928-31, Manchester Gorton 1937-42

Secretary of State for India 1929-31, Secretary of State for Air 1945-46

Portrait of Sam Woods

Woods, Sam

(1846 - 1915)

Lib-Lab MP for Ince 1892-95, Walthamstow 1897-1900

Portrait of William Pitt

Pitt, William

(1759 - 1806)

Tory MP for Appleby 1781-84, Cambridge University 1784-1806

Chancellor of the Exchequer 1782-83, 1783-1801, 1804-06, Prime Minister 1783-1801, 1804-06

Portrait of George Mackie

Mackie, George

(1919 - 2015)

Baron Mackie of Benshie

Liberal MP for Caithness and Sutherland 1964-66

Chairman of the Scottish Liberal Party 1965-70, President of the Scottish Liberal Party 1983-88

Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli

Disraeli, Benjamin

(1804 - 1881)

1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Tory MP for Maidstone 1837-41, Shrewsbury 1841-47, Buckinghamshire 1847-76

Leader of the Conservative Party 1868-80

Chancellor of the Exchequer 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68, Prime Minister 1868, 1874-80

Portrait of Robert Lowe

Lowe, Robert

(1811 - 1892)

1st Viscount Sherbrooke

Whig MP for Kidderminster 1852-59, Liberal MP for Calne 1859-68, London University 1868-80

Chancellor of the Exchequer 1868-73, Home Secretary 1873-74

Portrait of Diana Maddock

Maddock, Diana

(1945 - 2020)

Baroness Maddock

Liberal Democrat MP for Christchurch 1993-97

President of the Liberal Democrats 1998-2000

Portrait of David Rendel

Rendel, David

(1949 - 2016)

Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury 1993-2005

Portrait of David Davies

Davies, David

(1880 - 1944)

1st Baron Davies of Llandinam

Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire 1906-29

Portrait of William Robson

Robson, William

(1852 - 1918)

Baron Robson of Jesmond

Liberal MP for Bow & Bromley 1885-86, South Shields 1895-1910

Solicitor General 1905-08, Attorney General 1908-10

Portrait of James Myles Hogge

Hogg, James Myles

(1873 - 1928)

Liberal MP for Edinburgh East 1912-24

Joint Liberal Chief Whip 1919-23

Portrait of James Bryce

Bryce, James

(1838 - 1922)

1st Viscount Bryce

Liberal MP for Tower Hamlets 1880-85, Aberdeen South 1885-1907

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1892-94, President of the Board of Trade 1894-95, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1905-07

Ambassador to the United States 1907-13

Portrait of Robert Reid

Reid, Robert

(1846 - 1923)

1st Earl Loreburn

Liberal MP for Hereford 1880-85, Dumfries Burghs 1886-1905

Solicitor General 1894, Attorney General 1894-95, Lord Chancellor 1905-12