Curated category
UK MPs who were granted peerages
- David CameronDavid William Donald Cameron was born on the 9th of October 1966 at the London Clinic in Marylebone, London. He grew up at Peasemore in Berkshire with two…
- David Lloyd GeorgeOn the 17th of January 1863, a boy named David George was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester. His father William died of pneumonia just over a year…
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley entered the world on the 1st of May 1769 within a townhouse at 6 Merrion Street in Dublin. The exact date and location remain disputed by…
- Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin D'Israeli was born on the 21st of December 1804 at 6 King's Road, Bedford Row, Bloomsbury. His family carried a Sephardic Jewish mercantile…
- Clement AttleeClement Richard Attlee was born on the 3rd of January 1883 in Putney, Surrey. He grew up in a two-storey villa with a large garden and tennis court.
- John Russell, 1st Earl RussellJohn Russell entered the world on the 18th of August 1792 as the third son of John Russell, who would become the sixth Duke of Bedford.
- John BuchanJohn Buchan was born on the 26th of August 1875 at a double villa in Perth, Scotland. That building now bears his name as part of the York Place heritage…
- William BeveridgeWilliam Henry Beveridge entered the world on the 5th of March 1879 in Rangpur, India. His father served as an Indian Civil Service officer and District Judge…
- Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of WillingdonFreeman Freeman-Thomas entered the world on the 12th of September 1866 in England. His father, Freeman Frederick Thomas, served as an officer in the rifle…