Baron Newton, of Newton-in-Makerfield in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1892 for the

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politician William Legh, who had earlier represented Lancashire South and

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in the

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Both his son, the second Baron, and his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, were Conservative government ministers. the title is held by the latter's eldest son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 1992. The family seat is Laughton Park Farm, near

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. The ancestral seat was

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, near

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. It was given to the

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in 1946 by the third Baron Newton.

Barons Newton (1892)

* William John Legh, 1st Baron Newton (1828–1898) *

Thomas Wodehouse Legh, 2nd Baron Newton Thomas Wodehouse Legh, 2nd Baron Newton Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (18 March 1857 – 21 March 1942) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British diplomat and Conservative Party (UK), Con ...

(1857–1942) * Richard William Davenport Legh, 3rd Baron Newton (1888–1960) *

Peter Richard Legh, 4th Baron Newton Peter Richard Legh, 4th Baron Newton (6 April 1915 – 16 June 1992), was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who held junior ministerial positions during the 1950s and 1960s. Newton was the son of Richard Legh, 3rd Bar ...

(1915–1992) * Richard Thomas Legh, 5th Baron Newton (b. 1950) The

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is the present holder's son Piers Richard Legh (b. 1979)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1892 Noble titles created for UK MPs 1892 establishments in the United Kingdom