Baron Manton
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Baron Manton, of Compton Verney
in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1922 in recognition of war services for the Leeds industrialist Joseph Watson
. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.
Compton Verney House
Compton Verney House is an 18th century country mansion at Compton Verney near Kineton in Warwickshire which has been converted into the Compton Verney Art Gallery....
in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1922 in recognition of war services for the Leeds industrialist Joseph Watson
Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton
Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton was a prominent English industrialist and philanthropist.Watson was the only son of George Watson, soap manufacturer, of Donisthorpe House near Moor Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire...
. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.
Barons Manton (1922)
- Joseph Watson, 1st Baron MantonJoseph Watson, 1st Baron MantonJoseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton was a prominent English industrialist and philanthropist.Watson was the only son of George Watson, soap manufacturer, of Donisthorpe House near Moor Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire...
(1873–1922) - George Miles Watson, 2nd Baron MantonGeorge Miles Watson, 2nd Baron MantonGeorge Miles Watson, 2nd Baron Manton .Miles Watson was born near Leeds, Yorks., on June 21, 1899, the eldest of 4 sons of Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton, the Leeds soap magnate, and Claire Nickols, da. of Harold Nickols of Sandford House, Kirkstall, Leeds...
(1899–1968) - (Joseph) Rupert Eric Robert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton Rupert Watson, 3rd Baron MantonJoseph Rupert Eric Robert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton .Rupert Watson was born on January 22, 1924, the son of George Miles Watson, 2nd Baron Manton , and Alethea Langdale, 2nd. da. of Lt-Col. Philip Joseph Langdale OBE JP DL of Houghton Hall, Sancton, Yorks. He inherited the title 3rd Baron Manton on...
(1924–2003) - Miles Ronald Marcus Watson, 4th Baron Manton (b. 1958)