Two years after his death she received a life peerage in her own right.
Those who were not already members of either house received a life peerage on appointment.
In his last year, he was the first composer to be given a life peerage.
On 18 November 1995 it was announced he would receive a life peerage.
Major has so far declined a life peerage on standing down from Parliament.
If they offer me a life peerage I shall turn it down.
This was a rare life peerage and became extinct on her death in 1713.
It makes possible the conferment of life peerages with a right to sit.
In 1974 he retired from Parliament and was awarded a life peerage.
Instead, he chose to accept a life peerage for reasons which remain unknown.