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List of speakers of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

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This is a list of speakers of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801.

For the 'prolocutors' and speakers of the House of Commons of England, see List of speakers of the House of Commons of England.

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Smith resigned from the chair to become Chancellor of the Exchequer. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until his death in 1723.
Onslow was the last Speaker to be defeated in his constituency in a general election.
Bromley resigned from the chair to become Secretary of State for the Northern Department. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until his death in 1732.
Hanmer vacated the chair but continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1727.
Compton vacated the chair but continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1728.
Onslow retired on 18 March 1761, receiving the unanimous thanks of the House of Commons.^[8]
Onslow, the longest-serving Speaker, retired from the chair and the House of Commons. He seems to have been the last Speaker who survived his term by a significant period without being offered a peerage. His only son was created Baron Cranley in 20 May 1776, inherited the Baron Onslow on 8 October 1776 through Special Remainder.
On 17 January 1770, Cust sent word to the House of Commons that he was too ill to attend.^[14] He resigned on 19 January, and died on 24 January.^[15]
Cust died five days after his resignation, his son was created The Baron Brownlow in 1776.
Norton was not re-elected as Speaker in 1780, but retained his seat as an MP until 1782.
Cornwall died in office.
Due to the illness of King George III, "the usual formalities of receiving the royal permission to elect a speaker, and the royal approbation of him when elected, could not be observed, and Grenville taking his seat immediately performed all the duties of his office."^[22]
Grenville resigned from the chair on 5 June 1789^[23] to become Home Secretary. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1790.
Party allegiance at the time of first election as Speaker. The modern convention is for the Speaker to sever connections with his or her former party.^[28] From 1935, the Speaker has sought re-election as such, not using a party label.^[29] The general convention is that the Speaker is not opposed by major party candidates at general elections.
Addington resigned from the chair on 10 February 1801^[30] to become Prime Minister. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1805.
Mitford resigned from the chair on 9 February 1802^[32] to become the Lord High Chancellor of Ireland.
In 1835 he was defeated for re-election as Speaker,^[41] but retained his seat as an MP for a few weeks until he was created a peer. No subsequent Speaker has been defeated or remained in the House of Commons, for more than a few days after leaving the chair.
Whitley declined the customary peerage upon his retirement from the chair and the House of Commons.
Fitzroy died in office. His widow was created The Viscountess Daventry.
Hylton-Foster died in office. His widow was created The Baroness Hylton-Foster for Life.
Martin resigned the speakership in 2009. He was the first Speaker to be forced to leave the chair by public pressure since Sir John Trevor was expelled from the House and the chair in 1695.

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[2] Smith resigned from the chair to become Chancellor of the Exchequer. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until his death in 1723.

[4] Onslow was the last Speaker to be defeated in his constituency in a general election.

[6] Bromley resigned from the chair to become Secretary of State for the Northern Department. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until his death in 1732.

[8] Hanmer vacated the chair but continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1727.

[10] Compton vacated the chair but continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1728.

[14] Onslow retired on 18 March 1761, receiving the unanimous thanks of the House of Commons.^[8]

[20] Onslow, the longest-serving Speaker, retired from the chair and the House of Commons. He seems to have been the last Speaker who survived his term by a significant period without being offered a peerage. His only son was created Baron Cranley in 20 May 1776, inherited the Baron Onslow on 8 October 1776 through Special Remainder.

[23] On 17 January 1770, Cust sent word to the House of Commons that he was too ill to attend.^[14] He resigned on 19 January, and died on 24 January.^[15]

[26] Cust died five days after his resignation, his son was created The Baron Brownlow in 1776.

[27] Norton was not re-elected as Speaker in 1780, but retained his seat as an MP until 1782.

[32] Cornwall died in office.

[34] Due to the illness of King George III, "the usual formalities of receiving the royal permission to elect a speaker, and the royal approbation of him when elected, could not be observed, and Grenville taking his seat immediately performed all the duties of his office."^[22]

[36] Grenville resigned from the chair on 5 June 1789^[23] to become Home Secretary. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1790.

[43] Party allegiance at the time of first election as Speaker. The modern convention is for the Speaker to sever connections with his or her former party.^[28] From 1935, the Speaker has sought re-election as such, not using a party label.^[29] The general convention is that the Speaker is not opposed by major party candidates at general elections.

[45] Addington resigned from the chair on 10 February 1801^[30] to become Prime Minister. He continued to serve in the House of Commons until 1805.

[48] Mitford resigned from the chair on 9 February 1802^[32] to become the Lord High Chancellor of Ireland.

[58] In 1835 he was defeated for re-election as Speaker,^[41] but retained his seat as an MP for a few weeks until he was created a peer. No subsequent Speaker has been defeated or remained in the House of Commons, for more than a few days after leaving the chair.

[99] Whitley declined the customary peerage upon his retirement from the chair and the House of Commons.

[104] Fitzroy died in office. His widow was created The Viscountess Daventry.

[115] Hylton-Foster died in office. His widow was created The Baroness Hylton-Foster for Life.

[135] Martin resigned the speakership in 2009. He was the first Speaker to be forced to leave the chair by public pressure since Sir John Trevor was expelled from the House and the chair in 1695.

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Cobbett, (1810) vol. 6, pp. 744–752

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Cobbett, (1810) vol. 6, pp. 918–927

[9] [5]
Cobbett, (1810) vol. 6, pp. 1242–1256

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Cobbett, (1811) vol. 7, pp. 27, 38–42

[12] [7]
Cobbett, (1811) vol. 8, pp. 1, 21–25

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Cobbett, (1813) vol. 16, p. 1013–1015

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Cobbett, (1811) vol. 9, pp. 615–616, 634–639

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Cobbett, (1812) vol. 12, pp. 188–192, 214–221

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Cobbett, (1813) vol. 14, pp. 67, 87–94

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Cobbett, (1813) vol. 15, pp. 293–294, 322–328

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Cobbett, (1813) vol. 16, pp. 734–741

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Cobbett, (1818) vol. 32, pp. 1158–1161

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Name Constituency (Birth–Death)	Term of office E: Election R: Royal approbation †: Death		Election(s)^[1] (in brackets if unopposed) Parliament(s)		Retirement peerage
John Smith MP for Andover (1656–1723)	E 23 October R 30 October 1707	1708^{[lower-alpha 1]}	(1707)^[2]	1	—
Sir Richard Onslow Bt MP for Surrey (1654–1717)	E 16 November R 18 November 1708	1710^{[lower-alpha 2]}	(1708)^[3]	2	Baron Onslow
William Bromley MP for Oxford University (1663–1732)	E 25 November R 27 November 1710	1713^{[lower-alpha 3]}	(1710)^[4]	3	—
Sir Thomas Hanmer Bt MP for Suffolk (1677–1746)	E 16 February R 18 February 1714	1715^{[lower-alpha 4]}	(1714)^[5]	4	—
Sir Spencer Compton KB MP for Sussex (c. 1673–1743)	E 17 March R 21 March 1715	1727^{[lower-alpha 5]}	(1715)^[6] (1722)^[7]	5 6	Baron Wilmington
Arthur Onslow MP for Surrey (1691–1768)	E 23 January R 27 January 1728	18 March 1761^{[lower-alpha 6]}	(1728)^[9] (1735)^[10] (1741)^[11] (1747)^[12] (1754)^[13]	7 8 9 10 11	^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Sir John Cust Bt MP for Grantham (1718–1770)	E 3 November R 6 November 1761	19 January 1770^{[lower-alpha 8]}	(1761)^[16] (1768)^[17]	12 13	^{[lower-alpha 9]}
Sir Fletcher Norton MP for Guildford (1716–1789)	E 22 January R 23 January 1770	31 October 1780^{[lower-alpha 10]}	1770^[18] (1774)^[19]	13 14	Baron Grantley
Charles Wolfran Cornwall MP for Winchelsea until 1784 MP for Rye from 1784 (1735–1789)	E 31 October R 1 November 1780	2 January 1789^†	1780^[20] (1784)^[21]	15 16	^{[lower-alpha 11]}
William Wyndham Grenville MP for Buckinghamshire (1759–1834)	E 5 January 1789 no royal approbation^{[lower-alpha 12]}	5 June 1789^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Jan.1789^[24]	16	Baron Grenville
Henry Addington MP for Devizes (1757–1844)	E 8 June R 9 June 1789	continued as UK Speaker	Jun.1789^[25] (1790)^[26] (1796)^[27]	16 17 18	Viscount Sidmouth

Name Constituency (Birth–Death)	Term of office E: Election R: Royal approbation †: Death		Election(s) (in brackets if unopposed) Parliament(s)			Retirement peerage
Henry Addington MP for Devizes (1757–1844)	E 22 January R 23 January 1801	10 February 1801^{[lower-alpha 15]}	(Jan.1801)^[31]	1	Tory	Viscount Sidmouth
Sir John Mitford KC FRS MP for East Looe (1748–1830)	E 11 February R 12 February 1801	9 February 1802^{[lower-alpha 16]}	(Feb.1801)^[33]	1	Tory	Baron Redesdale
Charles Abbot FRS MP for Helston until 1802 MP for Woodstock 1802–1806 MP for Oxford University after 1806 (1757–1829)	E 10 February R 11 February 1802	2 June 1817	(Feb.1802)^[34] (Nov.1802)^[35] (1806)^[36] (1807)^[37] (1812)^[38]	1 2 3 4 5	Tory	Baron Colchester
Sir Charles Manners-Sutton GCB MP for Scarborough until 1832 MP for Cambridge University after 1832 (1780–1845)	E 2 June^[39] R 3 June^[40] 1817	19 February 1835^{[lower-alpha 17]}	1817^[39] (1819)^[42] (1820)^[43] (1826)^[44] (1830)^[45] (1831)^[46] 1833^[47]	5 6 7 8 9 10 11	Tory	Viscount Canterbury
James Abercromby MP for Edinburgh (1776–1858)	E 19 February^[41] R 20 February^[48] 1835	27 May 1839	1835^[41] (1837)^[49]	12 13	Whig	Baron Dunfermline
Charles Shaw-Lefevre MP for North Hampshire (1794–1888)	E 27 May^[50] R 28 May^[51] 1839	30 April 1857	1839^[50] (1841)^[52] (1847)^[53] (1852)^[54]	13 14 15 16	Whig	Viscount Eversley
John Evelyn Denison MP for North Nottinghamshire (1800–1873)	E 30 April^[55] R 1 May^[56] 1857	9 February 1872	(1857)^[55] (1859)^[57] (1866)^[58] (1868)^[59]	17 18 19 20	Liberal	Viscount Ossington
Sir Henry Brand GCB MP for Cambridgeshire (1814–1892)	E 9 February^[60] R 12 February^[61] 1872	26 February 1884	(1872)^[60] (1874)^[62] (1880)^[63]	20 21 22	Liberal	Viscount Hampden
Arthur Peel MP for Warwick until 1885 MP for Warwick and Leamington after 1885 (1829–1912)	E 26 February^[64] R 27 February^[65] 1884	10 April 1895	(1884)^[64] (Jan.1886)^[66] (Aug.1886)^[67] (1892)^[68]	22 23 24 25	Liberal	Viscount Peel
William Court Gully KC MP for Carlisle (1835–1909)	E 10 April^[69] R 22 April^[70] 1895	8 June 1905	Apr.1895^[69] (Aug.1895)^[71] (1900)^[72]	25 26 27	Liberal	Viscount Selby
James Lowther MP for Penrith until 1918 MP for Penrith and Cockermouth after 1918 (1855–1949)	E 8 June^[73] R 20 June^[74] 1905	28 April 1921	(1905)^[73] (1906)^[75] (1910)^[76] (1911)^[77] (1919)^[78]	27 28 29 30 31	Conservative	Viscount Ullswater
John Henry Whitley MP for Halifax (1866–1935)	E & R^[79] 28 April 1921	20 June 1928	(1921) (1922)^[80] (Jan.1924)^[81] (Dec.1924)	31 32 33 34	Liberal (Coalition)	^{[lower-alpha 18]}
Edward FitzRoy DL MP for Daventry (1869–1943)	E 20 June^[82] R 21 June^[83] 1928	3 March 1943^†	(1928)^[82] (1929) (1931)^[84] (1935)^[85]	34 35 36 37	Conservative	^{[lower-alpha 19]}
Douglas Clifton Brown MP for Hexham (1879–1958)	E^[86] & R^[87] 9 March 1943	31 October 1951	(1943)^[86] (1945)^[88] (1950)^[89]	37 38 39	Conservative	Viscount Ruffside
William Morrison MC QC MP for Cirencester and Tewkesbury (1893–1961)	E 31 October^[90] R 1 November^[91] 1951	19 September 1959	1951^[90] (1955)^[92]	40 41	Conservative	Viscount Dunrossil
Sir Harry Hylton-Foster MP for Cities of London and Westminster (1905–1965)	E 20 October^[93] R 21 October^[94] 1959	2 September 1965^†	(1959)^[93] (1964)^[95]	42 43	Conservative	^{[lower-alpha 20]}
Horace King MP for Southampton Itchen (1901–1986)	E^[96] & R^[97] 26 October 1965	12 January 1971	(1965)^[96] (1966)^[98] (1970)^[99]	43 44 45	Labour	Baron Maybray-King for Life
Selwyn Lloyd CH CBE QC DL MP for Wirral (1904–1978)	E^[100] & R^[101] 12 January 1971	3 February 1976	1971^[100] (Mar.1974)^[102] (Oct.1974)^[103]	45 46 47	Conservative	Baron Selwyn-Lloyd for Life
George Thomas MP for Cardiff West (1909–1997)	E^[104] & R^[105] 3 February 1976	10 June 1983	(1976)^[104] (1979)^[106]	47 48	Labour	Viscount Tonypandy
Bernard Weatherill MP for Croydon North East (1920–2007)	E 15 June^[107] R 16 June^[108] 1983	9 April 1992	(1983)^[107] (1987)^[109]	49 50	Conservative	Baron Weatherill for Life
Betty Boothroyd MP for West Bromwich West (1929–2023)	E 27 April^[110] R 28 April^[111] 1992	23 October 2000	1992^[110] (1997)^[112]	51 52	Labour	Baroness Boothroyd for Life
Michael Martin MP for Glasgow Springburn until 2005 MP for Glasgow North East after 2005 (1945–2018)	E^[113] & R^[114] 23 October 2000	22 June 2009^{[lower-alpha 21]}	2000^[113] (2001)^[115] (2005)^[116]	52 53 54	Labour	Baron Martin of Springburn for Life
John Bercow MP for Buckingham (born 1963)	E & R 22 June 2009	4 November 2019	2009^[117] (2010)^[118] (2015)^[119] (2017)^[120]	54 55 56 57	Conservative	—
Sir Lindsay Hoyle^[121] MP for Chorley (born 1957)	E & R 4 November 2019	Incumbent	Nov.2019^[122] (Dec.2019)^[123]	57 58	Labour	—

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