Show cladies la abe sirs W H smith has received a peerage in connection with this announcement the historical precedent of mrs cannings elevation to the peerage on her husbands death will be remembered only two months ago lady macdonald widow of the great canadian statesman received a peerage with the title of countess Eams cliffe mr disraeli accepted a peerage on his cifes behalf while he himself preferred to remain in the house of commons before he accepted n earldom lady beaconsfield Beacons field had been dead several years another noteworthy case is that of lady Stra who was made a peeress while her husband 1 still held the office of attorney general peerages Pee rages of the united kingdom have been directly conferred on baroness burdett coutts and the baroness bola over there are however six ladies who succeeded Bucce eded to titles in the peerage baroness berkeley baroness becera md baroness LQ despencer all in the peerage of england and baroness kin loss baroness nairda and Coun teea bathes all in the peerage of bitt |