The Earl of Durham is a title in the Peerage of England, created in 1833 for John George Lambton, 1st Viscount Lambton. He was a prominent politician who served as Lord Privy Seal from 1830 to 1833 and as the first Governor General of British North America from 1838 to 1841.
Earls of Durham (1833)
* John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840)
* George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham (1828-1879)
* John George Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham (1855-1928)
* Charles Rowland Durham, 4th Earl of Durham (1894-1970)
* Antony Claude Frederick Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham (1922-2006)
* Edward Alexander Lambton, 6th Earl of Durham (b. 1955)
Heirs apparent to the earldom
1. Frederick James Lambton, Viscount Lambton (b. 1978)
2. Hon. Charles Augustus Lambton (b. 1979)
3. Hon. Edward Augustus Lambton (b. 1982)
4. Rev. Hon. John Anthony Lambton (b. 1953)
5. Hon. William Richard Lambton (b. 1955)