Baron Monkswell, of Monkswell in the County of Devon, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1885 for the lawyer and

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politician Sir Robert Collier. His eldest son, the second Baron, served as

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in 1895 in the

administration of

Lord Rosebery Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death of ...

. His grandson, the fourth Baron (who succeeded his uncle in the title), disclaimed the peerage on 7 April 1964. He had earlier been a member of the

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. the title is held by his grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in that year. The artist John Collier was the younger son of the first Baron. His son, Sir Laurence Collier, was

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from 1939-50.

Barons Monkswell (1885)

Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell, (21 June 1817 – 27 October 1886) was an English lawyer, politician and judge. Background and education He was the eldest son of John Collier, a merchant of Plymouth, formerly a member of the Soc ...

(1817–1886) *

Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell (26 March 1845 – 22 December 1909), was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. He was briefly Under-Secretary of State for War under Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, The Earl of Rosebery i ...

(1845–1909) * Robert Alfred Hardcastle Collier, 3rd Baron Monkswell (1875–1964) *William Adrian Larry Collier, 4th Baron Monkswell (1913–1984) ( disclaimed 1964) *

Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell (28 January 1947 – 12 July 2020) was a British hereditary peer. Life He was educated at Portsmouth University (BSc Mechanical Eng, 1971) and Thames Valley University. He succeeded to the title Baron Mon ...

(1947–2020) *James Adrian Collier, 6th Baron Monkswell (b. 1977) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Robert William Gerard Collier (born 1979)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monkswell Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1885 Noble titles created for UK MPs