Editing First Commissioner of Works (section)

=== First Commissioners of Works (1851–1940) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+First Commissioner of Works
! colspan=2 | Portrait
! Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Party
! Ministry
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:12th Duke of Somerset.png|75px]]
| [[Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour<br>'''Lord Seymour''']]<br><small>MP for [[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]]<br>(1804–1885)</small>
| <small>1 August</small><br>1851
| <small>21 February</small><br>1852
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Russell ministry|Russell I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord John Manners.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland|Lord '''John Manners''']]<br><small>MP for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]]<br>(1818–1906)</small>
| <small>4 March</small><br>1852
| <small>17 December</small><br>1852
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Who? Who? ministry|Who? Who?]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Radicals (UK)}}" |
| [[File:WilliamMolesworth.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet|Sir '''William Molesworth''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)|Southwark]]<br>(1810–1855)</small>
| <small>5 January</small><br>1853
| <small>21 July</small><br>1855
| {{Party shading/Radicals}} | [[Radicals (UK)|Radical]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Aberdeen ministry|Aberdeen]]<br><small>(''[[Peelite]]–[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt.jpg|75px]]
| [[Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover|Sir '''Benjamin Hall''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)|Marylebone]]<br>(1802–1867)</small>
| <small>21 July</small><br>1855
| <small>21 February</small><br>1858
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Palmerston ministry|Palmerston I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord John Manners.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland|Lord '''John Manners''']]<br><small>MP for [[Leicestershire North (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicestershire North]]<br>(1818–1906)</small>
| <small>26 February</small><br>1858
| <small>11 June</small><br>1859
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Henry FitzRoy (politician)|'''Henry FitzRoy''']]<br><small>MP for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]]<br>(1807–1859)</small>
| <small>18 June</small><br>1859
| <small>17 December</small><br>1859
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} rowspan=2 | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Palmerston II]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Cowper-Temple, Lock & Whitfield woodburytype, 1876-85.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple|'''William Cowper''']]<br><small>MP for [[Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford]]<br>(1811–1888)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>9 February</small><br>1860
| rowspan=2 | <small>26 June</small><br>1866
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Russell II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord John Manners.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland|Lord '''John Manners''']]<br><small>MP for [[Leicestershire North (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicestershire North]]<br>(1818–1906)</small>
| <small>6 July</small><br>1866
| <small>1 December</small><br>1868
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli III]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:AustenHenryLayard.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Austen Henry Layard]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)|Southwark]]<br>(1817–1894)</small>
| <small>9 December</small><br>1868
| <small>26 October</small><br>1869
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[First Gladstone ministry|Gladstone I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Acton Smee Ayrton, Vanity Fair, 1869-10-23.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Acton Smee Ayrton]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Tower Hamlets (UK Parliament constituency)|Tower Hamlets]]<br>(1816–1886)</small>
| <small>26 October</small><br>1869
| <small>11 August</small><br>1873
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:William Patrick Adam 27 June 1874.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[William Patrick Adam]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire]]<br>(1823–1881)</small>
| <small>11 August</small><br>1873
| <small>17 February</small><br>1874
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Henry GC Gordon-Lennox, Vanity Fair, 1870-07-30.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lord Henry Lennox|Lord '''Henry Lennox''']]<br><small>MP for [[Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)|Chichester]]<br>(1821–1886)</small>
| <small>21 March</small><br>1874
| <small>14 August</small><br>1876
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Disraeli ministry|Disraeli II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Gerard Noel Vanity Fair 18 March 1871.jpg|75px]]
| [[Gerard Noel (politician)|'''Gerard Noel''']]<br><small>MP for [[Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland]]<br>(1823–1911)</small>
| <small>14 August</small><br>1876
| <small>21 April</small><br>1880
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:William Patrick Adam 27 June 1874.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[William Patrick Adam]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire]]<br>(1823–1881)</small>
| <small>3 May</small><br>1880
| 1880
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Second Gladstone ministry|Gladstone II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley.png|75px]]
| [[George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley|'''George Shaw Lefevre''']]<br><small>MP for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]]<br>(1831–1928)</small>
| <small>29 November</small><br>1881
| <small>13 February</small><br>1885
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Archibald-Philip-Primrose-5th-Earl-of-Rosebery (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Archibald Primrose<br>5th '''Earl of Rosebery''']]<br><small>(1847–1929)</small>
| <small>13 February</small><br>1885
| <small>9 June</small><br>1885
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:David Plunket Vanity Fair 29 May 1880.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore|'''David Plunket''']]<br><small>MP for [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]<br>(1838–1919)</small>
| <small>24 June</small><br>1885
| <small>28 January</small><br>1886
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Salisbury ministry|Salisbury I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley.png|75px]]
| [[Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley|Albert Parker<br>'''3rd Earl of Morley''']]<br><small>(1843–1905)</small>
| <small>17 February</small><br>1886
| <small>16 April</small><br>1886
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Third Gladstone ministry|Gladstone III]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:9thEarlOfElgin.jpg|75px]]
| [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin|Victor Bruce<br>9th '''Earl of Elgin''']]<br><small>(1849–1917)</small>
| <small>16 April</small><br>1886
| <small>20 July</small><br>1886
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:David Plunket Vanity Fair 29 May 1880.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore|'''David Plunket''']]<br><small>MP for [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]<br>(1838–1919)</small>
| <small>5 August</small><br>1886
| <small>11 August</small><br>1892
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Salisbury ministry|Salisbury II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley.png|75px]]
| [[George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley|'''George Shaw Lefevre''']]<br><small>MP for [[Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford Central]]<br>(1831–1928)</small>
| <small>18 August</small><br>1892
| <small>10 March</small><br>1894
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Gladstone IV]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Herbert Gladstone.jpg|75px]]
| [[Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone|'''Herbert Gladstone''']]<br><small>MP for [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]]<br>(1854–1930)</small>
| <small>10 March</small><br>1894
| <small>21 June</small><br>1895
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Rosebery]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Aretas Akers-Douglas.jpg|75px]]
| [[Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston|'''Aretas Akers-Douglas''']]<br><small>MP for [[St Augustine's (UK Parliament constituency)|St Augustine's]]<br>(1851–1926)</small>
| <small>4 July</small><br>1895
| <small>11 August</small><br>1902
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Salisbury<br>{{small|(III & IV)}}]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Unionist Party|Lib.U.]]'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Earl of Plymouth.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth|Robert Windsor-Clive<br>14th '''Baron Windsor''']]<br><small>(1857–1923)</small>
| <small>11 August</small><br>1902
| <small>4 December</small><br>1905
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Balfour]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Unionist Party|Lib.U.]]'')</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Lewis Viscount Harcourt by Solomon J Solomon.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt|'''Lewis Vernon Harcourt''']]<br><small>MP for [[Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale]]<br>(1863–1922)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>10 December</small><br>1905
| rowspan=2 | <small>3 November</small><br>1910
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | &nbsp;<br>[[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Campbell-Bannerman]]<br>&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Asquith<br>{{small|(I&ndash;III)}}]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Earl beauchamp1900.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp|William Lygon<br>7th '''Earl Beauchamp''']]<br><small>(1872–1938)</small>
| <small>3 November</small><br>1910
| <small>6 August</small><br>1914
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Alfred Emmott.jpg|75px]]
| [[Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott|Alfred Emmott<br>1st '''Baron Emmott''']]<br><small>(1858–1926)</small>
| <small>6 August</small><br>1914
| <small>25 May</small><br>1915
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lewis Viscount Harcourt by Solomon J Solomon.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt|'''Lewis Vernon Harcourt''']]<br><small>MP for [[Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale]]<br>(1863–1922)</small>
| <small>25 May</small><br>1915
| <small>10 December</small><br>1916
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Asquith coalition ministry|Asquith Coalition]]<br><small>(''[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Labour Party (UK)|Lab.]]'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Alfred Mond.jpg|75px]]
| [[Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett|Sir '''Alfred Mond''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]]<br>(1868–1930)</small> {{efn|MP for [[Swansea (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea]] until 1918; MP for [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]] thereafter}}
| <small>10 December</small><br>1916
| <small>1 April</small><br>1921
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Lloyd George ministry|Lloyd George<br><small>(I & II)</small>]]<br>(''[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Labour Party (UK)|Lab.]]'')
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Crawford27.JPG|75px]]
| [[David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford|David Lindsay<br>27th '''Earl of Crawford''']]<br><small>(1871–1940)</small>
| <small>1 April</small><br>1921
| <small>19 October</small><br>1922
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Ac.stonehaven.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|Sir '''John Baird''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Ayr Burghs]]<br>(1874–1941)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>31 October</small><br>1922
| rowspan=2 | <small>22 January</small><br>1924
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Law]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Baldwin I]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Frederick William Jowett 1924.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Fred Jowett]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford East]]<br>(1864–1944)</small>
| <small>22 January</small><br>1924
| <small>3 November</small><br>1924
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[First MacDonald ministry|MacDonald I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Earl Peel cropped.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel|William Wellesley Peel<br>2nd '''Viscount Peel''']]<br><small>(1867–1937)</small>
| <small>10 November</small><br>1924
| <small>18 October</small><br>1928
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Baldwin ministry|Baldwin II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Charles (Charlie) Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry|Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart<br>'''7th Marquess of Londonderry''']]<br><small>(1878–1949)</small>
| <small>18 October</small><br>1928
| <small>4 June</small><br>1929
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Photo 7 Council 1938, WRI George Lansbury.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[George Lansbury]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Bow and Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bow and Bromley]]<br>(1859–1940)</small>
| <small>7 June</small><br>1929
| <small>24 August</small><br>1931
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Second MacDonald ministry|MacDonald II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Charles (Charlie) Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry|Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart<br>'''7th Marquess of Londonderry''']]<br><small>(1878–1949)</small>
| <small>25 August</small><br>1931
| <small>5 November</small><br>1931
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931)|National I]]<br><small>(''[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]–[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]'')</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Ormsby-Gore 1936.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech|'''William Ormsby-Gore''']]<br><small>MP for [[Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stafford]]<br>(1885–1964)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>5 November</small><br>1931
| rowspan=2 | <small>16 June</small><br>1936
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931–1935)|National II]]<br><small>(''[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]–[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]'')</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1935–1937)|National III]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]''</small>)
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Stanhope7.JPG|75px]]
| [[James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope|James Stanhope<br>7th '''Earl Stanhope''']]<br><small>(1880–1967)</small>
| <small>16 June</small><br>1936
| <small>27 May</small><br>1937
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Philip Sassoon.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sir Philip Sassoon, 3rd Baronet|Sir '''Philip Sassoon''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Hythe]]<br>(1888–1939)</small>
| <small>27 May</small><br>1937
| <small>7 June</small><br>1939
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1937–1939)|National IV]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]''</small>)
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury|'''Herwald Ramsbotham''']]<br><small>MP for [[Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancaster]]<br>(1887–1971)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>7 June</small><br>1939
| rowspan=2 | <small>3 April</small><br>1940
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Chamberlain war ministry|Chamberlain War]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]''</small>)
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Labour Organisation}}" |
| [[File:Lord De La warr.jpg|75px]]
| [[Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr|Herbrand Sackville<br>9th '''Earl De La Warr''']]<br><small>(1900–1976)</small>
| <small>3 April</small><br>1940
| <small>18 May</small><br>1940
| {{Party shading/National Labour}} | [[National Labour Organisation|National Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Tyron.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon|George Tryon<br>1st '''Baron Tryon''']]<br><small>(1871–1940)</small>
| <small>18 May</small><br>1940
| <small>3 October</small><br>1940
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill war ministry|Churchill War]]<br><small>(''All parties'')</small>
|-
|}