Baron Manton

Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton

Coat of arms of the Barons Manton

Baron Manton , of Compton Verney in the County of Warwick , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The family seat of the barons was Compton Verney House near Kineton in Warwickshire and is now Houghton Hall in Sancton near York in North Yorkshire .

Award

The title was created on January 25, 1922 for the Leeds industrialist Joseph Watson .

Today's title holder has been his great-grandson Miles Watson as the 4th Baron since 2003 .

List of Barons Manton (1922)

• Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton (1873–1922)
• Miles Watson, 2nd Baron Manton (1899–1968)
• Rupert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton (1924-2003)
• Miles Watson, 4th Baron Manton (* 1958)

Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder, Hon. Thomas Watson (* 1985).

Web links

• Manton, Baron (UK, 1922) at Cracroft's Peerage
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page