Baron Manton

Arms of Baron Manton: Argent, on a chevron azure between 4 martlets 3 in-chief and 1 in-base sable a crescent between 2 roses of the field

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. As of 2010 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.

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)

References

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