Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (first creation)

Engraving of Picton Castle, the seat of Lord Milford.

Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford Bt, (1744 – 28 November 1823), known as Sir Richard Philipps, Bt, from 1764 to 1776, was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician.

Background and education

Philipps was the son of Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet, of Picton Castle, and was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford.^[1] He succeeded in the baronetcy in 1764.

Political career

Philipps was returned to parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1765 (succeeding his deceased father), and held the seat at the 1768 general election. However, in 1770 his election was declared void.^[2] In 1774 he was returned for Plympton Erle in Devon, a seat he held until 1779.^[3] In 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Milford.^[4] As this was an Irish peerage he was able to remain in the House of Commons. He was out of parliament until 1784, when he was returned for Haverfordwest.^[5] In 1786 he was once again elected for Pembrokeshire, and continued to represent the constituency until 1812.^[2] He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Haverfordwest from 1770 to 1823 and Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire from 1786 to 1823.^[6]

Personal life

Lord Milford married Elizabeth, daughter of James Philipps, of Pentypark, in 1764. They had no children.^[1] He died in November 1823. The barony died with him while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by a distant relative (see Viscount St Davids). He devised his estates, including the family seat of Picton Castle, to his cousin Richard Grant, who assumed the surname of Philipps. He was the son of John Grant and Mary Philippa Artemisia, daughter of James Child and Mary Philippa Artemisia, daughter of Bulkeley Philipps, uncle of Lord Milford. He was created a Baronet in 1828 and made Baron Milford in 1847.^[7]

References

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Milford

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir John Philipps, Bt	Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire 1765–1770	Succeeded by Hugh Owen
Preceded by Paul Henry Ourry William Baker	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1774–1779 With: Paul Henry Ourry 1774–1775 John Durand 1775–1779	Succeeded by John Durand William Fullarton
Preceded by The Lord Kensington	Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest 1784–1786	Succeeded by The Lord Kensington
Preceded by Sir Hugh Owen, Bt	Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire 1786–1800	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire 1801–1812	Succeeded by John Owen
Honorary titles
Vacant Title last held by Sir John Philipps, Bt	Lord-Lieutenant of Haverfordwest 1770–1823	Succeeded by The Lord Milford
Preceded by Sir Hugh Owen, Bt	Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire 1786–1823	Succeeded by Sir John Owen, Bt
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Milford 1776–1823	Extinct
Baronetage of England
Preceded by John Philipps	Baronet (of Picton Castle) 1764–1823	Succeeded by Rowland Philipps-Laugharne-Philipps

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