First painter to be given a peerage in 1896 (8)
I believe the answer is:
leighton
(Other definitions for leighton that I've seen before include "- - Buzzard, town in Bedfordshire" , "Lord --, -- Buzzard" , "- - Buzzard, Beds town" , "Bedfordshire town -- hunt grizzled boa (anag)" , "Sir Frederic --, English artist" .)