Baron Newton
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Baron Newton, of Newton-in-Makerfield in the County of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1892 for William John Legh, a former Conservative Member of Parliament for Lancashire South and Cheshire East. Both his son, the second Baron, and his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, were government ministers.
The seat of the Legh family was Lyme Park near Disley in Cheshire.
[edit] 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 (b. 1950)
The Heir Apparent is Hon. Piers Richard Legh (b. 25 Oct 1979)
