Baron Milverton Explained

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

Barons Milverton (1947)

• Arthur Frederick Richards, 1st Baron Milverton (1885 - 1978)
• Fraser Arthur Richard Richards, 2nd Baron Milverton (1930–2023)^{[3] [4]}
• Michael Hugh Richards, presumed 3rd Baron Milverton (born 1936)

The heir apparent and last heir to the title is the present holder's son Arthur Hugh Richards (b. 1963)^[5]

Arms

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.
Crest:	A Malay tiger’s head erased Proper gorged with a collar lozengy Argent and Gules.
Supporters:	On either side a Malay tiger Proper gorged with a collar lozengy Argent and Gules.
Motto:	Mens Cujusque Id Est Quisque ^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lord Milverton. 12 June 2018.
2. News: Lady Milverton. 24 September 2010. The Daily Telegraph. 26 September 2010.
3. Web site: Milverton, 2nd Baron. 12 June 2018.
4. News: Death Announcements: MILVERTON . 24 August 2023 . The Telegraph.
5. Book: 2019. Milverton, Baron . Morris . Susan . Bosberry-Scott . Wendy . Belfield . Gervase . Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. 1 . 150th . London . Debrett's Ltd. . 2454–2456 . 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
6. Book: Burke's Peerage . 1959.