Everyone here is/was an MP unless otherwise stated.

Contents

1 Aitkens 2 Amerys 3 Armstrongs 4 Astors 5 Benns 6 Callaghans 7 Cavendishes (Dukes of Devonshire) 8 Cecils (Earls/Marquesses of Salisbury) 9 Chamberlains 10 Churchills and related persons 11 Cromwells 12 Cryers 13 Dickinsons - Davidsons 14 Dunwoodys 15 Eagles 16 Ewings 17 Foots 18 Hoggs (Viscounts Hailsham) 19 Hurds 20 Janners 21 Levers 22 Lloyd Georges 23 Mallalieus 24 McNair-Wilsons 25 Morrises 26 Morrisons 27 Pitts (Earls of Chatham), Grenvilles and Stanhopes 28 Silkins 29 Smiles 30 Stanleys (Earls of Derby) 31 Sainsburys 32 Wakefields 33 Married Couples

Aitkens

• William Maxwell Aitken (1879-1964), MP 1910-1916, later 1st Baron Beaverbrook
  • Max Aitken , Conservative MP 1945-1950, later 2nd Baron Beaverbrook; son of Lord Beaverbrook
  • William Traven Aitken ( -1963), Conservative MP 1950-1963; nephew of Lord Beaverbrook
    • Jonathan Aitken (1942- ), Conservative MP 1974-1997, Chief Secretary to the Treasury; son of William Traven Aitken

Amerys

• Leo Amery (1873-1955), Conservative MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook 1911-1945, Secretary of State
  • Julian Amery (1919-1996), Conservative MP for Preston North 1950-1966, Brighton Pavillion 1969-1992, Secretary of State for Air; son of Leo
  • John Amery (1912-1945), anti-communist and pro-Hitler activist, executed for treason; son of Leo

Armstrongs

Hilary Armstrong succceded her father, Ernest Armstrong , in North West Durham in 1987

Astors

• Waldorf Astor (1879-1952), Conservative MP for Plymouth, Sutton 1910-1919, later 2nd Viscount Astor
• Nancy Astor (1879-1964), Conservative MP for Plymouth, Sutton 1919-1945, first female MP to take her seat; Waldorf's wife
  • William Waldorf Astor (1907-1966), Conservative MP for East Fulham 1935-1945, Wycombe 1951-1952; Waldorf and Nancy's son
  • Michael Langhorne Astor (1916-1979), Conservative MP for Surrey East 1945-1951; Waldorf and Nancy's son
• John Jacob Astor (1886-1971), Conservative MP 1922-1945, later 1st Baron Astor of Hever; Waldorf's brother

Benns

• John Williams Benn
  • William Wedgwood Benn, son of John Benn
    • Tony Benn, son of William Benn
      • Hilary Benn, son of Tony Benn

Callaghans

• James Callaghan (later Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, Prime Minister 1976 - 1979)
  • Margaret Jay (née Callaghan, later Baroness Jay of Paddington, Leader of the House of Lords 1998 - 2001), daughter of James
  • Peter Jay (British Ambassador to the United States), husband of Margaret

Cavendishes (Dukes of Devonshire)

• William Cavendish (1640-1707), Whig MP for Derbyshire 1661-1681, later 1st Duke of Devonshire
  • William Cavendish (1672-1729), MP for Derbyshire 1695-1701, Castle Rising 1702 and Yorkshire 1702-1707, later 2nd Duke of Devonshire; son of 1st Duke
    • William Cavendish (1698-1755), Whig MP for Lostwithiel 1721-1724, Grampound 1724-1727 and Huntingdonshire 1727-1729, later 3rd Duke of Devonshire; son of 2nd Duke
      • William Cavendish (1720-1764), Whig MP for Derbyshire 1741-51, later 4th Duke of Devonshire and First Lord of the Treasury; son of 3rd Duke
        • Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806), wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, society host and key support of the Whig party
        • William Cavendish (1808-1891), MP for Cambridge University 1829-1831, Malton 1831-1832 and Derbyshire North 1832-1834, later 7th Duke of Devonshire; great-grandson of 4th Duke
          • Spencer Cavendish (1833-1908), Liberal then Liberal Unionist MP for Lancashire North 1857-1868, Radnor 1869-1880, Lancashire Northeast 1880-1885 and Rossendale 1885-1891, later 8th Duke of Devonshire, asked three times to be Prime Minister; son of 7th Duke
          • Lord Frederick Cavendish (1836-1882), Liberal MP for the West Riding and Chief Secretary for Ireland; brother of Spencer
          • Lord Edward Cavendish (1838-1891), MP for Derbyshire West; brother of Spencer
            • Victor Cavendish (1868-1938), Liberal Unionist MP for Derbyshire West 1891-1908, later 9th Duke of Devonshire; son of Edward
              • Edward Cavendish (1895-1950), MP for Derbyshire West 1923-1938, later 10th Duke of Devonshire; son of 9th Duke
                • Andrew Cavendish (1920-2004), 11th Duke of Devonshire, minister in Conservative government 1960-64; son of 10th Duke
              • Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), MP for Stockton-on-Tees 1924-29, 1931-45, Bromley 1945-64, Prime Minister 1957-63, later Earl of Stockton; married Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of Victor
                • Maurice Macmillan (1921-1984), MP for Halifax 1955-64, Farnham 1966-83, South West Surrey 1983-84, Secretary of State; son of Harold
            • Richard Cavendish (1871-1946), MP for North Lancashire; son of Edward, brother of Victor

Cecils (Earls/Marquesses of Salisbury)

• William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley chief minister of Elizabeth I of England
  • Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury chief minister of Elizabeth I of England and James I; son of William
    • James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury politician, descendent
      • James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, politician, Conservative Leader of the House of Lords; descendent
        • Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Prime Minister, Conservative Leader of the House of Lords; son of James
          • James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, politician, Conservative Leader of the House of Lords; son of Robert
            • Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, politician, Conservative Leader of the House of Lords; son of James
              • Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury , politician; son of Robert
                • Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, politician, Conservative Leader of the House of Lords; son of Robert
          • Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood , politician, son of Robert
          • Lord Hugh Cecil , politician, son of Robert
          • Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister, nephew of Robert

Chamberlains

• Joseph Chamberlain, politician
  • Austen Chamberlain, politician; son of Joseph
  • Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister; son of Joseph

Churchills and related persons

• John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, military commander and politician
  • George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, politician; descendant of John, 1st Duke
    • John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, politician, descendant of George
      • Lord Randolph Churchill, politician, son of John
        • Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister; son of Lord Randolph
          • Randolph Churchill, Member of Parliament; married to Pamela Harriman; son of Sir Winston
            • Winston Churchill, Member of Parliament; son of RFE Churchill and Pamela Harriman
          • Christopher Soames, politician; married to Mary Churchill , daughter of Sir Winston
            • Nicholas Soames, politician; son of Christopher Shames; maternal grandson of Sir Winston Churchill
          • Duncan Sandys, politician; married to Diana Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston
          • Anthony Eden, Prime Minister; married to Clarissa Churchill , niece of Sir Winston
      • Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, politician, grandson of John, 7th Duke
  • Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, descendent of John, 1st Duke

Cromwells

• Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, Secretary of State, Master of the Rolls, Lord Privy Seal
  • Oliver Cromwell (great-great-grandnephew of Thomas), army general, Lord Protector
    • Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver), member of Council of State, Lord Protector
    • John Russell (grandson of Oliver), caretaker of Chequers Court

Cryers

• Bob Cryer married to Ann Cryer
  • John Cryer, their son

Dickinsons - Davidsons

• Willoughby Dickinson was a Liberal MP, later 1st Baron Dickinson - his father and grand-father were also MPs
  • Frances Davidson, later Baroness Northchurch, his daughter, served as Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead 1937 to 1959, succeeding her husband John Davidson, later Viscount Davidson.

Dunwoodys

• Morgan Philips (General Secretary of the Labour Party (1944-1961))
  • Gwyneth Dunwoody, his daughter, a Member of Parliament (Exeter 1966-1970), Crewe 1974-1983, Crewe & Nantwich 1983- )
  • Dr John Dunwoody , Gwyneth's husband, a Member of Parliament (Falmouth & Camborne 1966-?)
    • Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, Welsh Assembly Member (2003- ), their daughter.

Eagles

• Angela Eagle and Maria Eagle, twin sisters

Ewings

• Winnie Ewing (born 1929) SNP MP for Hamilton 1967-70 and for Moray 1974-79; MEP for Highlands and Islands 1974-99; MSP for Highlands and Islands 1999-2003
• Stewart Ewing (1927-2003, husband of Winnie) SNP activist and councillor for Glasgow Summerston 1977
  • Fergus Ewing (born 1957, son of Winnie), SNP MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 1999-present
  • Margaret Ewing (born 1945, wife of Fergus), SNP MP for East Dumbartonshire 1974-79 and for Moray 1987-2001; MSP for Moray 1999-present
  • Annabelle Ewing, (born 1960, daughter of Winnie), SNP MP for Perth 2001-present

Foots

• Isaac Foot (Liberal Member of Parliament)
  • Dingle Foot, (later Sir Dingle Foot, 1905 - 1978, Liberal then Labour MP), son of Isaac
  • Hugh Foot, (later Baron Caradon, 1907 - 1990, Governor of Cyprus, Permanent Representative at the United Nations 1964-70), son of Isaac
    • Paul Foot (1937 - 2004, Socialist Alliance Candidate), son of Hugh
  • John Foot , (later Baron Foot, 1911 - ?, lawyer and politician), son of Isaac
  • Michael Foot, (born 1913, Leader of the British Labour Party (1980-1983), son of Isaac

Hoggs (Viscounts Hailsham)

• Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham, Lord Chancellor 1928-1929, 1935-1938
  • Quintin Hogg, 2nd Viscount Hailsham & Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, Lord Chancellor 1970-1974, 1979-1987; son of Douglas
    • Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, politician; son of Quintin
    • Sarah Hogg, Baroness Hogg , political advisor to Prime Minister John Major; wife of Douglas

Hurds

• Sir Percy Hurd , MP for Frome then Devizes
  • Anthony Hurd , MP for Newbury
    • Douglas Hurd, MP for Mid-Oxfordshire (Feb. 1974 - 1983), and Witney (1983 - 1997), Foreign Secretary
      • Nick Hurd, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Ruislip-Northwood

Janners

Greville Janner succeeded his father Sir Barnett Janner in Leicester, North-West in 1970

Levers

Two brothers - Norman Harold Lever and Leslie Maurice Lever - were Members for the neighbouring constituencies of Manchester, Cheetham and Manchester, Ardwick.

Lloyd Georges

• David Lloyd Geroge , Prime Minister and Liberal MP 1890-1945
  • Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, son of David, Liberal MP 1922-1924 & 1929-1950; Liberal and Conservative MP 1951-1957; Home Secretary 1954-1957
  • Megan Lloyd George, daughter of David, Liberal MP 1929-1951; Labour MP 1957-1966

Mallalieus

• Frederick Mallalieu was Liberal MP for Colne Valley 1916-1922
  • Lance Mallalieu , Frederick's son, was also Liberal MP for Colne Valley 1931-35; then Labour MP for Brigg from 1948.
  • Joseph Mallalieu , Frederick's son, was Labour MP for Huddersfield 1945-50, then for East Huddersfield from 1950.
    • Ann Mallalieu, Joseph's daughter, is a Labour life peer since 1991 and is a leading pro-hunting campaigner.

McNair-Wilsons

Patrick McNair-Wilson , Conservative MP for Lewisham West 1964-66 and New Forest from 1968, was the brother of Michael McNair-Wilson , Conservative MP for Walthamstow East 1967-70 and Newbury 1974-92.

Morrises

• Alf Morris , Labour MP for Manchester Wythenshawe from 1964
• Charles Morris, Labour MP for Manchester Openshaw 1963-83, Alf's brother
  • Estelle Morris, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley from 1992, Secretary of State, Charles' daughter

Morrisons

Peter Morrison , Conservative MP for Chester 1974-1992 was the brother of Charles Morrison who was MP for Devizes 1964-1992.

Pitts (Earls of Chatham), Grenvilles and Stanhopes

Three prominent political dynasties of the 18th 19th and 20th centuries who were heavily related to each other through several marriages.

• Thomas Pitt ("Diamond" Pitt), governor of the British East India Company

• • Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry, son of Thomas "Diamond" Pitt
    • Thomas Pitt, 2nd Earl of Londonderry , son of Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl
    • Ridgeway Pitt, 3rd Earl of Londonderry , son of Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl

• • James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, son-in-law of Thomas "Diamond" Pitt, maried to Lucy Pitt
    • Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope , son of James and Lucy
      • Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, son of Philip, son-in-law of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (by 1st marriage to Hester Pitt), great nephew in law of George Grenville (by 2nd marriage to Louisa Grenville)
        • Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope , son of Charles and Lousia by second marriage
          • James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope, descendent of Philip Henry
      • Edward Stanhope, politician, son of Philip

• • Robert Pitt , politician, son of Thomas "Diamond" Pitt
    • Thomas Pitt, son of Robert
      • Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford , son of Thomas
        • Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford , son of Thomas, 1st Baron
        • William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister; son-in-law of Thomas, 1st Baron
    • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ("William Pitt the Elder"), Prime Minister; son of Robert
      • John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, politician, son of William, 1st Earl
      • William Pitt ("William Pitt the Younger), Prime Minister; son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

• Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, politician
  • Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Viuscount Cobham, 2nd Earl Temple, nephew of Richard Temple
  • George Grenville, Prime Minister, nephew of Richard Temple
    • George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Viscount Cobham, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, son of George
    • William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister; son of George; also son-in-law of Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford
    • Thomas Grenville, polticiain, son of George
  • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister, brother-in-law of George Grenville

Silkins

• Lewis Silkin, Labour MP for Peckham 1936-50
  • John Silkin , Labour MP for Deptford 1963-87, Lewis' son
  • Samuel Silkin, Labour MP for Dulwich 1964-83, Lewis' son

Smiles

• Sir Walter Smiles , Conservative MP for Blackburn 1931-45, Ulster Unionist MP for Down, then North Down 1945-53
  • Patricia Ford , née Smiles, Ulster Unionist MP for North Down; Walter Smiles' daughter, took over seat upon his death

Stanleys (Earls of Derby)

• Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, politician
  • Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, politician, son of Edward, 12th Earl
    • Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister; son of Edward, 13th Earl
      • Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, politician; son of Edward, 14th Earl
      • Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, politician, son of Edward, 14th Earl
        • Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, politician, son of Frederick
          • Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley, politician, son of Edward, 17th Earl
          • Oliver Stanley, politician, son of Edward, 17th Earl

Sainsburys

• Tim Sainsbury
• Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
• Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Wakefields

Wavell Wakefield and E B Wakefield , brothers, were both Members of Parliament, for St Marylebone from 1945 and West Derbyshire from 1950 respectively.

Married Couples

• Jennie Adamson and William Adamson
• Allen Algernon Bathurst, Lord Apsley and Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley (took over husband's seat after he was killed in World War II)
• Aneurin Bevan and Jennie Lee
• Peter Bottomley and Virginia Bottomley
• John Golding and Llin Golding (daughter of Ness Edwards MP; she took over her husband's seat)
• Caroline Jackson MEP and Robert V. Jackson
• Santo Jeger and Lena Jeger (she took over her husband's seat upon his death)
• Ann Keen and Alan Keen
• Andrew Mackay and Julie Kirkbride
• John Paton and Florence Paton
• Bridget Prentice and Gordon Prentice (divorced)
• Iris Robinson and Peter Robinson
• Clare Short and Alex Lyon
• Nicholas Winterton and Ann Winterton