Baron Lilford
Baron Lilford , of Lilford in the County of Northampton , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .
Award
The title was created for Thomas Powys on October 26, 1797 . He had represented the constituency of Northampton in the lower house for 23 years .
Today's title holder is his descendant Mark Powys as the 8th Baron.
List of Barons Lilford (1797)
- Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford (1743-1800)
- Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford (1775-1825)
- Thomas Atherton Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford (1801–1861)
- Thomas Lyttleton Powys, 4th Baron Lilford (1833-1896)
- John Powys, 5th Baron Lilford (1863-1945)
- Stephen Powys, 6th Baron Lilford (1869-1949)
- George Vernon Powys, 7th Baron Lilford (1931-2005)
- Mark Vernon Powys, 8th Baron Lilford (* 1975)
Title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is, since the current title holder has so far been childless, his third uncle Robert Powys (* 1930).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 14052, p. 968 , October 7, 1797.
Web links
- Lilford, Baron (GB, 1797) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages