Baron Newton
Baron Newton , of Newton-in-Makerfield in the County Palatine of Lancaster , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The title was created on August 27, 1892 for the conservative politician William John Legh .
List of Barons Newton (1892)
- William John Legh, 1st Baron Newton (1828–1898)
- Thomas Wodehouse Legh, 2nd Baron Newton (1857–1942)
- Richard William Davenport Legh, 3rd Baron Newton (1888–1960)
- Peter Richard Legh, 4th Baron Newton (1915–1992)
- Richard Thomas Legh, 5th Baron Newton (* 1950)
Heir Apparent is the son of the current baron, Piers Richard Legh (* 1979).
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : 26328, 5384 , September 23, 1892.