Baron Manton
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Baron Manton, of Compton Verney in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 25 January 1922 in recognition of war services for the Leeds industrialist Joseph Watson. since 2019[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.
The family seat is Houghton Hall, near Market Weighton, Yorkshire.
Barons Manton (1922)
- Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton (1873–1922)
- (George) Miles Watson, 2nd Baron Manton (1899–1968)
- (Joseph) Rupert Eric Robert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton (1924–2003)
- Miles Ronald Marcus Watson, 4th Baron Manton (b. 1958)
The heir apparent is the present holder's elder son Hon. Thomas Nigel Charles David Watson (b. 1985)
References
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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