Baron Lilford

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox hereditary title Baron Lilford, of Lilford in the County of Northampton,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for Thomas Powys, who had previously represented Northamptonshire in the House of Commons. His grandson, the third Baron, served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip) from 1837 to 1841 in the Whig administration of Lord Melbourne. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron, an ornithologist.

On the death of his younger son, the sixth Baron (who succeeded his elder brother), in 1949, the line of the third Baron failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin twice removed, the seventh Baron. He was the great-great-grandson of Robert Vernon Powys, second son of the second Baron. Template:As of, the title is held by his only son Mark Powys, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 2005. The family seat from 1711 until the 1990s was Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire.

The current Baron Lilford retains ownership of land in Jersey, South Africa and West Lancashire, including the Bank Hall Estate, which were inherited in 1860 by Thomas Atherton Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford, upon the death of his wife's cousin George Anthony Legh Keck.<ref>Howard, J. (2012) "Bank Hall Timeline", www.bankhallonline.2ya.com</ref>

Baron Lilford (1797)

The 4th Baron Lilford in his study at Lilford Hall

• Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford (1743–1800)
• Thomas Powys, 2nd Baron Lilford (1775–1825)
• Thomas Atherton Powys, 3rd Baron Lilford (1801–1861)
• Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron Lilford (1833–1896)
• John Powys, 5th Baron Lilford (1863–1945)
• Stephen Powys, 6th Baron Lilford (1869–1949)
• George Vernon Powys, 7th Baron Lilford (1931–2005)
• Mark Vernon Powys, 8th Baron Lilford (born 1975)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's third cousin once removed, Matthew Paul Powys (born 1996).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Template:Page needed
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