In British peerage what comes between an earl and a baron
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, (9 October 1907 – 12 October 2001) was a British barrister and Conservative politician. He was known as The Viscount Hailsham between 1950 and 1963, when he disclaimed the peerage. Like his father, Hailsham was considered to be a leading contender for the leadership of the Conservative Party. He came close to succeeding Harold Macmillan as prime minister in 1963, but was passed over in favour of the Earl of Home. Having earlier renounced to his hereditary peerage, he was created a life peer in
History of the British peerage History of the British peerage The history of the British peerage, a system of nobility found in the United Kingdom, stretches over the last thousand years. The origins of the British peerage are obscure but while the ranks of baron and earl perhaps predate the British peerage itself, the ranks of duke and marquess were introduced to England in the 14th century. The rank of viscount came later, in the mid-15th century. Peers were summoned to Parliament, forming the House of Lords. The unions of England and Scotland to form Great Britain in 1707, and of Great Britain and Ireland