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Life Peerages - D
Dacre of Glanton, Baron, of Glanton in the County of Northumberland
Prof Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper
created: 27 Sep 1979
extinct: 26 Jan 2003
Arms: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, per fess Azure and Or a Pale and three Roebuck's Heads erased counterchanged (Roper); 2nd and 3rd, per bend sinister Ermine and Ermines a Lion rampant Or and for distinction a Canton Sanquine thereon an Escallop Argent charged with a Cross flory of the fourth (Trevor); Crests: 1st: a Lion rampant Sanquine holding in his right paw a Ducal Coronet Or (Roper); 2nd: on a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Wyvern wings elevated Sanguine and for distinction on the breast an Escallop charged as in the Arms (Trevor); Supporters: Dexter: a Bull Gules ducally gorged armed and unguled Or; Sinister: a Lion Sable ducally gorged Or langued Gules; Motto: Spes mea in Deo (My hope is in God)
Dahrendorf, Baron, of Clare Market in the City of Westminster
created: 15 Jul 1993
extinct: 17 Jun 2009
No arms
Dainton, Baron, of Hallam Moors in the County of South Yorkshire
created: 14 Feb 1986
No arms
Dalton, Baron, of Forest and Friton in the County Palatine of Durham
created: 28 Jan 1960
extinct: 15 Mar 1962
Arms: Azure semée of Cross Crosslets a Lion rampant guardant Or; Crest: A Griffin or Demi-Dragon issuant Vert wings ouvert; Motto: Inter Cruces Triumphans In Cruce
Darling of Hillsborough, Baron, of Crewe in the County of Cheshire
created: 3 Jul 1974
extinct: 18 Oct 1985
Darling of Roulanish, Baron, of Great Bernera in the County of Ross and Cromarty
Rt Hon Alistair Maclean Darling
created: 1 Dec 2015
Darroch of Kew, Baron, of St Mawes in the County of Cornwall
Sir Nigel Kim Darroch KCMG
created: 11 Nov 2019
Darzi of Denham, Baron, of Gerards Cross in the County of Buckinghamshire
Sir Ara Warkes Darzi KBE
created: 12 Jul 2007
David, Baroness, of Romsey in the City of Cambridge
created: 28 Apr 1978
extinct: 29 Nov 2009
No arms
Davidson of Glen Clova, Baron, of Glen Clova in Angus
Neil Forbes Davidson QC
created: 22 Mar 2006
No arms
Davies of Abersoch, Baron, of Abersoch in the County of Gwynedd
Evan Mervyn Davies CBE
created: 2 Feb 2009
Davies of Brixton, Baron, of Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth
Brinley Howard Davies
created: 18 Sep 2020
Davies of Coity, Baron, of Penybont in the County of Mid Glamorgan
created: 1 Oct 1997
extinct: 4 Mar 2019
Davies of Leek, Baron, of Leek in the County of Staffordshire
created: 28 Sep 1970
extinct: 28 Oct 1985
Davies of Oldham, Baron, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire
created: 3 Oct 1997
Davies of Penrhys, Baron, of Rhondda in the County of Mid Glamorgan
created: 8 Jul 1974
extinct: 28 Apr 1992
No arms
Davies of Stamford, Baron, of Stamford in the County of Lincolnshire
John Quentin Davies
created: 7 Jul 2010
Dean of Beswick, Baron, of West Leeds in the County of West Yorkshire
created: 28 Sep 1983
extinct: 26 Feb 1999
No arms
Dean of Harptree, Baron, of Wedmore in the County of Somerset
created: 5 Oct 1993
extinct: 1 Apr 2009
No arms
Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, Baroness, of Eccles in the County of Greater Manchester
created: 12 Oct 1993
extinct: 13 Mar 2018
No arms
Dear, Baron, of Willersey in the County of Gloucestershire
Sir Geoffrey James Dear QPM DL
created: 15 Jun 2006
Arms: Quarterly embattled Argent and Azure in the second and third quarters two Keys in saltire wards upwards and outwards Or; Crest: A stag courant Or attired Azure resting the dexter hind hoof upon a Martlet wings elevated and addorsed also Azure; Supporters: On either side a Labrador Sable gorged with a plain Collar attached thereto a Chain reflexed over the back Or holding in the mouth a Snowdrop Argent slipped and leaved Or; Motto: To Thine Own Self Be True; Badge: Two Keys in saltire wards upwards and outwards Or surmounted by a Labrador's Face Sable
Dearing, Baron, of Kingston-upon-Hull in the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire
created: 13 Feb 1998
extinct: 19 Feb 2009
Deben, Baron, of Winston in the County of Suffolk
Rt Hon John Selwyn Gummer
created: 21 Jun 2010
Deech, Baroness, of Cumnor in the County of Oxfordshire
Dame Ruth Lynn Deech DBE
created: 5 Oct 2005
Deedes, Baron, of Aldington in the County of Kent
created: 23 Sep 1986
extinct: 17 Aug 2007
Arms: Per fess nebuly Gules and Argent three Martlets counterchanged; Crest: An Eagle's Head erased per fess nebuly Gules and Argent between two Wings expanded Sable
Delacourt-Smith, Baron, of New Windsor in the Royal County of Berkshire
created: 13 Oct 1967
extinct: 2 Oct 1972
Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, Baroness, of Alteryn in the County of Gwent
created: 5 Jul 1974
extinct: 8 Jun 2010
No arms
Delfont, Baron, of Stepney in Greater London
created: 29 Jun 1976
extinct: 28 Jul 1994
Arms: Per pale Or and Gules two Haunches and three Mullets in fess all counterchanged; Crest: A Billet fesswise Or thereon a Large Elephant Hawk Moth displayed proper; Supporters: On the dexter Pierrot and on the sinister Pierrette both proper vested and capped Argent with pompoms Gules; Motto: Entertainment enriches
Denington, Baroness, of Stevenage in the County of Hertford
created: 10 Jul 1978
extinct: 22 Aug 1998
No arms
Denton of Wakefield, Baroness, of Wakefield in the County of West Yorkshire
created: 11 Jun 1991
extinct: 5 Feb 2001
No arms
Desai, Baron, of St Clement Danes in the City of Westminster
created: 5 Jun 1991
No arms
Dholakia, Baron, of Waltham Brooks in the County of West Sussex
created: 24 Oct 1997
Diamond, Baron, of the City of Gloucester
created: 25 Sep 1970
extinct: 3 Apr 2004
No arms
Dixon, Baron, of Jarrow in the County of Tyne and Wear
created: 9 Jun 1997
extinct: 19 Feb 2017
No arms
Dixon-Smith, Baron, of Bocking in the County of Essex
created: 11 Oct 1993
No arms
Dobbs, Baron, of Wylye in the County of Wiltshire
Michael John Dobbs
created: 18 Dec 2010
Dodds of Duncairn, Baron, of Duncairn in the City of Belfast
Rt Hon Nigel Alexander Dodds OBE
created: 18 Sep 2020
Donaghy, Baroness, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark
Rita Margaret Donaghy CBE
created: 26 Jun 2010
Donaldson of Kingsbridge, Baron, of Kingsbridge in the County of Buckinghamshire
created: 20 Nov 1967
extinct: 8 Mar 1998
Arms: Or a Double Headed Eagle displayed Azure beaked and membered Gules surmounted of a Lymphad with two masts Sails furled Sable flagged on the fore mast with a Banner of Scotland proper (Azure a Saltire Argent) and on the main mast with a Pennon in the dexter chief point a Hand couped of the third and on the sinister chief point a Book expanded proper all within a Bordure also of the third; Crest: a Dexter Hand holding a Sword proper; Motto: Aut pax aut bellum (Either peace or war)
Donaldson of Lymington, Baron, of Lymington in the County of Hampshire
created: 15 Feb 1988
extinct: 31 Aug 2005
Arms: Sable two Bars Or in chief three Petasi argent winged Gold; Crest: A Sealion erect Sable Scales Fins and Tail Or holding a Lymphad also Or the Mainsail displaying the Arms , viz. Sable two Bars Or in chief three Petasi Argent winged Gold each mast ensigned by a Cross Formy Gules; Motto: Pro Libertate Per Leges (For liberty through the Law)
Donnet of Balgay, Baron, of Balgay in the District of the City of Dundee
created: 19 May 1978
extinct: 14 May 1995
Donoughue, Baron, of Ashton in the County of Northamptonshire
created: 21 May 1985
No arms
Doocey, Baroness, of Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Elizabeth Deirdre Doocey OBE
created: 21 Dec 2010
Dormand of Easington, Baron, of Easington in the County of Durham
created: 13 Oct 1987
extinct: 19 Dec 2003
No arms
Douglass of Cleveland, Baron, of Cleveland in the County of Yorkshire
created: 22 Sep 1967
extinct: 5 Apr 1978
Drake, Baroness, of Shene in the County of Surrey
Jean Lesley Patricia Drake CBE
created: 20 Jun 2010
Drayson, Baron, of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Paul Rudd Drayson
created: 1 Jun 2004
Arms: Sable a Mullet of eight points gyronny Or and Argent between four Strands of DNA issuing in saltire Argent and four Strands of DNA issuing in cross Or; Crest: A Wolf statant Sable supporting with the dexter forepaw a Driving Wheel Or; Supporters: On either side a Jaguar Sable holding in the interior forepaw a Rapier Argent Hilt Pommel and Guard Or; Motto: See Knowledge; Badge: A Jaguar rampant Sable holding in the dexter forepaw a Rapier Argent Hilt Pommel and Guard Or
D'Souza, Baroness, of Wychwood in the County of Oxfordshire
Dr Frances Gertrude Clair D'Souza CMG
created: 1 Jul 2004
Dubs, Baron, of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth
created: 27 Sep 1994
No arms
Duncan-Sandys, Baron, of the City of Westminster
created: 2 May 1974
extinct: 27 Nov 1987
Duncan of Springbank, Baron, of Springbank in the County of Perth
Ian James Duncan
created: 14 Jul 2017
Dunlop, Baron, of Helensburgh in the County of Dunbarton
Andrew James Dunlop
created: 26 May 2015
Dunn, Baroness, of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong and of Knightsbridge in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
created: 24 Aug 1990
No arms
Dykes, Baron, of Harrow Weald in the London Borough of Harrow
Hugh John Maxwell Dykes
created: 21 Jun 2004
Last updated 25 Oct 2020
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