In the House of Commons (before 1916)
The Viscount Palmerston (1859-1865) William Ewart Gladstone (1865-1875) The Marquess of Hartington (1875-1880) William Ewart Gladstone (1880-1894) Sir William Harcourt (1894-1898) Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1898-1908) H.H. Asquith (1908-1916)

In the House of Lords (before 1916)
The Earl Granville (1859-1865) The Earl Russell (1865-1868) The Earl Granville (1868-1891) The Earl of Kimberley (1891-1894) The Earl of Rosebery (1894-1896) The Earl of Kimberley (1896-1902) The Marquess of Ripon (1902-1908) The Marquess of Crewe (1908-1916)

Overall Leader (1916-1988)
The Earl of Oxford & Asquith (1916-1926); Donald Maclean Acting Leader 1919-1920 David Lloyd George (1926-1931) Sir Herbert Samuel (1931-1935) Sir Archibald Sinclair (1935-1945) Clement Davies (1945-1956) Jo Grimond (1956-1967) Jeremy Thorpe (1967-1976) Jo Grimond (1976) David Steel (1976-1988)

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