Peter Richard Legh, 4th Baron Newton (6 April 1915 – 16 June 1992), was a British Conservative politician who held junior ministerial positions during the 1950s and 1960s.
In 1948 Newton married Priscilla Warburton, daughter of Captain John Egerton Warburton and widow of Major William Matthew Palmer, Viscount Wolmer, son and heir of Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne. They had two sons. Lord Newton died in Droxford on 16 June 1992, aged 77.[2][3] He was succeeded in the Barony by his elder son Richard Thomas Legh.
Arms
Coat of arms of Peter Legh, 4th Baron Newton
Crest
Issuant out of a ducal coronet Or a ram's head Argent armed Or in the mouth a laurel slip Vert the whole debruised by a pallet wavy Azure.[4]
Escutcheon
Gules a cross engrailed Argent in the chief point on an inescutcheon Sable semee of estoiles an arm in armour embowed of the second the hand Proper holding a pennon Silver all within a bordure wavy Or.
Supporters
Two mastiffs Proper collared Sable.
Motto
En Dieu Est Ma Foi (In God Is My Faith)
References
^"Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ abcdCosgrave, Patrick (17 July 1992). "Obituary: Lord Newton". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^"Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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Peter Richard Legh 4th Baron Newton 6 April 1915 16 June 1992 was a British Conservative politician who held junior ministerial positions during the 1950s and 1960s The Right HonourableThe Lord NewtonMinister of State for Education and ScienceIn office 1 April 1964 16 October 1964MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterSir Alec Douglas HomePreceded bySir Edward BoyleSucceeded byThe Lord BowdenMinisterial offices 1957 64Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthIn office 6 September 1962 1 April 1964MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterHarold MacmillanSir Alec Douglas HomePreceded byEdith PittSucceeded byThe Marquess of LothianDeputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Queen s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the GuardIn office 28 October 1960 6 September 1962MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterHarold MacmillanPreceded byThe Earl of OnslowSucceeded byThe Viscount GoschenDeputy Chief Whip of the House of CommonsTreasurer of the HouseholdIn office 16 January 1959 21 June 1960MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterHarold MacmillanPreceded byHendrie OakshottSucceeded bySir Edward Wakefield Bt Vice Chamberlain of the HouseholdIn office 17 September 1957 16 January 1959MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterHarold MacmillanPreceded bySir Richard Thompson Bt Succeeded bySir Edward Wakefield Bt Lord Commissioner of the TreasuryIn office 13 June 1955 17 September 1957MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterAnthony EdenPreceded byHendrie OakshottSucceeded byRichard Brooman WhiteMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 12 June 1960 16 June 1992Hereditary PeeragePreceded byThe 3rd Lord NewtonSucceeded byThe 5th Lord NewtonMember of Parliamentfor PetersfieldIn office 25 October 1951 11 June 1960Preceded bySir George JeffreysSucceeded byJoan QuennellPersonal detailsBornPeter Richard Legh 1915 04 06 6 April 1915London EnglandDied16 June 1992 1992 06 16 aged 77 Droxford EnglandPolitical partyConservativeAlma materChrist Church OxfordNewton was born in Chelsea London in 1915 the son of Richard Legh 3rd Baron Newton and Helen Winifred Meysey Thompson daughter of Henry Meysey Thompson 1st Baron Knaresborough 1 His grandfather Thomas Wodehouse Legh 2nd Baron Newton was also a Conservative politician and served as Paymaster General during the First World WarNewton was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford and served in the Second World War as a Major in the Grenadier Guards 2 After the war Newton was a member of the Hampshire County Council from 1949 to 1952 and from 1954 to 1955 In 1951 he was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield and served in the Conservative administrations of Churchill Eden and Macmillan as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury John Boyd Carpenter from 1952 to 1953 as an Assistant Government Whip from 1953 to 1955 as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1955 to 1957 as Vice Chamberlain of the Household from 1957 to 1959 and as Treasurer of the Household from 1959 to 1960 In 1960 Newton succeeded his father as 4th Baron Newton and took his seat in the House of Lords causing a by election in Petersfield which was won by the Conservative candidate Joan Quennell 2 He continued to serve under Macmillan and later Home as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Assistant Chief Whip in the House of Lords from 1960 to 1962 as Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health from 1962 to 1964 and as Minister of State for Education and Science in 1964 2 In 1948 Newton married Priscilla Warburton daughter of Captain John Egerton Warburton and widow of Major William Matthew Palmer Viscount Wolmer son and heir of Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl of Selborne They had two sons Lord Newton died in Droxford on 16 June 1992 aged 77 2 3 He was succeeded in the Barony by his elder son Richard Thomas Legh Arms EditCoat of arms of Peter Legh 4th Baron Newton Crest Issuant out of a ducal coronet Or a ram s head Argent armed Or in the mouth a laurel slip Vert the whole debruised by a pallet wavy Azure 4 Escutcheon Gules a cross engrailed Argent in the chief point on an inescutcheon Sable semee of estoiles an arm in armour embowed of the second the hand Proper holding a pennon Silver all within a bordure wavy Or Supporters Two mastiffs Proper collared Sable Motto En Dieu Est Ma Foi In God Is My Faith References Edit Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 22 May 2023 a b c d Cosgrave Patrick 17 July 1992 Obituary Lord Newton The Independent London Retrieved 15 August 2022 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 22 May 2023 Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 3807 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Peter LeghParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir George Jeffreys Member of Parliament for Petersfield1951 1960 Succeeded byJoan QuennellPolitical officesPreceded byRichard Thompson Vice Chamberlain of the Household1957 1959 Succeeded byEdward WakefieldPreceded byHendrie Oakshott Treasurer of the Household1959 1960Preceded byThe Earl of Onslow Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard1960 1962 Succeeded byThe Viscount GoschenPreceded byBernard Braine Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health1962 1964 With Bernard Braine 1962 1964The Marquess of Lothian 1964 Succeeded byBernard BraineThe Marquess of LothianPeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byRichard Legh Baron Newton1960 1992 Succeeded byRichard Legh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Legh 4th Baron Newton amp oldid 1156439759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
