Members of Parliament Who Have Been Murdered
| Title/Rank | Name known by while in Commons | Born | Murdered | Political Party | MP's Seat | Offices Held | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Right Honourable | Spencer Perceval | 1762 | 1812 | Conservative Party | Northampton | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1809 till death), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1807 till death), Leader of the House of Commons (1807 till death) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1807 till death) | KC |
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Mayo | Lord Naas | 1822 | 1872 | Conservative Party | Cockermouth (1857–1868) | Viceroy of India (1869 till death) | KP, GMSI, PC |
| The Right Honourable Lord | Lord Frederick Cavendish | 1836 | 1882 | Liberal | West Riding of Yorkshire North (1865 till death) | Chief Secretary for Ireland (1882 till death) | PC |
| The Right Honourable Lord Moyne | Walter Guinness | 1880 | 1944 | Conservative Party | Bury St Edmunds (1907–1931) | Leader of the House of Lords (1941–1942), Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords (1941–1942) and Secretary of State for the Colonies (1941–1942) | DSO & Bar PC |
| Field Marshal Sir Henry, 1st Baronet | Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson | 1864 | 1922 | Conservative Party | North Down (1922 till death) | Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1918 till death) | GCB, DSO |
| Lord | Lord William Russell | 1767 | 1840 | Whig | Tavistock (1807–1819) & (1826–1831) | Lord of the Admiralty (1806–07) | |
| Lord | Charles Townshend | 1768 | 1796 | Great Yarmouth (1796) | |||
| Lord | Fulke Greville | 1554 | 1628 | Warwickshire (1592–1621) | Treasurer of the Navy (1596–1604) Chancellor of the Exchequer (1614–1621) | ||
| The Hon. Sir | Sir Anthony Berry | 1925 | 1984 | Conservative Party | Enfield Southgate (1983 till death) | Government Whip | |
| Sir | Sir Richard Sharples | 1916 | 1973 | Conservative Party | Sutton and Cheam (1954–1972) | Governor of Bermuda (1972 till death) | KCMG OBE MC |
| Sir | Sir William Tresham | 1450 | Northamptonshire (1423-till death) | Speaker of the House of Commons (1449 till death) | |||
| Sir | Thomas Thorpe | 1461 | Essex | Speaker of the House of Commons (1453–1454) | |||
| Reverend | Robert Bradford | 1941 | 1981 | Ulster Unionist Party | South Belfast (1974–death) | ||
| Captain | Walter Scott-Elliot | 1895 | 1977 | Labour Party | Accrington (1945–1950) | Parliamentary Private Secretary to Financial Secretaries to the War Office | |
| Mr | Henry Goring | 1646 | 1685 | New Shoreham (1673–1678) Bramber (1679–1685) |
High Sheriff of Sussex 1681–82 | ||
| Mr | Ian Gow | 1937 | 1990 | Conservative Party | Eastbourne (1974 till death) | Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Thatcher the Prime Minister | TD |
| Mr | Airey Neave | 1916 | 1979 | Conservative Party | Abingdon (1953 till death) | Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | DSO, OBE, MC |
| Mr | Thomas Thynne (landowner) | 1648 | 1682 | Wiltshire (1670 till death) |
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