Baron Milverton

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Baron Milverton, of Lagos and of Clifton in the City of Bristol, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 10 October 1947 for the colonial administrator Sir Arthur Richards.[2] He had previously served as Governor of Nigeria. His eldest son, the second Baron, succeeded in 1978.[3]

Barons Milverton (1947)

The heir apparent and last heir to the title is the present holder's son Arthur Hugh Richards (b. 1963)[6]

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Milverton
Crest
A Malay tiger’s head erased Proper gorged with a collar lozengy Argent and Gules.
Escutcheon
Argent three lozenges conjoined in fess Gules between two barrulets Sable all within two flaunches of the second both charged with a spear head of the field.
Supporters
On either side a Malay tiger Proper gorged with a collar lozengy Argent and Gules.
Motto
Mens Cujusque Id Est Quisque [7]

References

  1. ^ "No. 38093". The London Gazette. 10 October 1947. p. 4753.
  2. ^ "Lord Milverton". 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Lady Milverton". The Daily Telegraph. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Milverton, 2nd Baron". 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Death Announcements: MILVERTON". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Milverton, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 2454–2456. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
  7. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.