Richard Legh, 5th Baron Newton
Richard Thomas Legh, 5th Baron Newton (born 11 January 1950) is a Baron in the United Kingdom.[1]
Family
Legh is the son of the Conservative politician, Peter Legh,[2] MP for Petersfield from 1951 until he succeeded to the barony in 1960. In 1978 he married Rosemary Whitfoot, younger daughter of Herbert Clarke: they had one son and one daughter. Legh succeeded his father in 1992.[3]
Education
Legh was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Career
He was a solicitor at May May & Merrimans from 1976 to 1979; and a General Commissioner for Income Tax from 1983. He was a Member of Wealden District Council from 1987 to 1999; and a member of the Sussex Downs Conservation Board from 1992 to 1998.
References
- ^ Legh. "Legh, Richard Thomas". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2019 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black.
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- ^ 'Lord Newton' The Times (London, England), Saturday, June 20, 1992, Issue 64364, p.17.
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