Baron Manton

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Arms of Watson, Baron Manton: Argent, on a chevron azure between four martlets three in-chief and one in-base sable a crescent between two roses of the field

Baron Manton, of Compton Verney in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> It was created on 25 January 1922 in recognition of war services for the Leeds industrialist Joseph Watson. Template:As of the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.

The family seat is Houghton Hall, near Market Weighton, Yorkshire.

Barons Manton (1922)

• Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton (1873–1922)
• (George) Miles Watson, 2nd Baron Manton (1899–1968)
• (Joseph) Rupert Eric Robert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton (1924–2003)
• Miles Ronald Marcus Watson, 4th Baron Manton (b. 1958)

The heir apparent is the present holder's elder son Hon. Thomas Nigel Charles David Watson (b. 1985)

References

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