Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone

Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, FRS^[2] (9 October 1907 – 12 October 2001), known as the 2nd Viscount Hailsham between 1950 and 1963, at which point he disclaimed his hereditary peerage, was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.

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The Right Honourable The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone KG CH PC FRS
Hogg in 1990
Lord Chancellor
In office 4 May 1979 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Lord Elwyn-Jones
Succeeded by	The Lord Havers
In office 20 June 1970 – 4 March 1974
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	The Lord Gardiner
Succeeded by	The Lord Elwyn-Jones
Shadow Home Secretary
In office 13 April 1966 – 20 June 1970
Leader	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Peter Thorneycroft
Succeeded by	James Callaghan
Secretary of State for Education and Science
In office 1 April 1964 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	Edward Boyle (Minister for Education)
Succeeded by	Michael Stewart
In office 14 January 1957 – 17 September 1957 Minister for Education
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Sir David Eccles
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Lloyd
Lord President of the Council
In office 27 July 1960 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	The Earl of Home
Succeeded by	Herbert Bowden
In office 17 September 1957 – 14 October 1959
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	The Earl of Home
Succeeded by	The Earl of Home
Leader of the House of Lords
In office 27 July 1960 – 20 October 1963
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	The Earl of Home
Succeeded by	The Lord Carrington
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 18 September 1957 – 14 October 1959
Leader	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	The Lord Poole
Succeeded by	Rab Butler
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office 14 October 1959 – 27 July 1960
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Rab Butler
Succeeded by	Edward Heath
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 19 October 1956 – 14 January 1957
Prime Minister	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	The Viscount Cilcennin
Succeeded by	The Earl of Selkirk
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air
In office 12 April 1945 – 4 August 1945 Serving with The Lord Sherwood and The Earl Beatty
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	The Lord Sherwood
Succeeded by	John Strachey
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament for St Marylebone In office 5 December 1963 – 30 June 1970 Preceded by Wavell Wakefield Succeeded by Kenneth Baker Member of Parliament for Oxford In office 27 October 1938 – 16 August 1950 Preceded by Robert Bourne Succeeded by Lawrence Turner Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal as a hereditary peer 16 August 1950 – 20 November 1963 [1] Preceded by The 1st Viscount Hailsham Succeeded by Seat abolished as a life peer 30 June 1970 – 12 October 2001
Personal details
Born	Quintin McGarel Hogg (1907-10-09)9 October 1907 London, England
Died	12 October 2001(2001-10-12) (aged 94) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Natalie Sullivan ​ ​ (m. 1932; div. 1943)​ Mary Martin ​ ​ (m. 1944; died 1978)​ Deirdre Shannon ​ ​ (m. 1986; died 1998)​
Children	5, including Douglas Hogg
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

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Like his father, Hailsham was considered to be a contender for the leadership of the Conservative Party. He was a contender to succeed Harold Macmillan as prime minister in 1963, renouncing his hereditary peerage to do so, but was passed over in favour of Sir Alec Douglas-Home. He was created a life peer in 1970 and served as Lord Chancellor, the office formerly held by his father, in 1970-74 and 1979–87.