Styles and Honours
- Mr Richard Butler (1902–1929)
- Mr Richard Butler MP (1929–1939)
- The Rt. Hon. Richard Butler MP (1939–1954)
- The Rt. Hon. Richard Butler CH MP (1954–1965)
- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Butler of Saffron Walden CH PC (1965–1971)
- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Butler of Saffron Walden KG CH PC (1971–1982)
Lord Butler of Saffron Walden was twice offered an hereditary earldom and would have been styled as the Earl of Saffron Walden if he had accepted such an offer. Instead, he chose to accept a life peerage for reasons which remain unknown.
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