It was created in 1940 for the lawyer and politician Harry Nathan.

It was created in 1910 for the prominent South African lawyer and judge John de Villiers.

It was created in 1955 for the lawyer and judge Sir Arnold McNair.

It was created in 1914 for the lawyer and politician Sir Charles Cripps.

It was created in 1807 for the lawyer and politician Sir Thomas Manners-Sutton.

It was created in 1802 for the notable lawyer and politician Henry Dundas.

It was created in 1885 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir Robert Collier.

It was created in 1720 for the lawyer, theologian and politician John Barrington.

It was created on 5 February 1913 for the lawyer and microscopist Frank Crisp.

It was created on 25 January 1924 for the lawyer and legal writer Sir Thomas Chitty.