Baron Manton, of Compton Verney in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 25 January 1922 in recognition of war services for the Leeds industrialist Joseph Watson. As of 2019 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.

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

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

Barons Manton (1922)

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

References

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  1. ^ "No. 32598". The London Gazette. 3 February 1922. p. 954.