Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford Bt

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Sir RICHARD PHILIPPS, the 7th baronet, was created lord Milford in the Irish peerage on 22 July 1776. He entered Pembroke College, Oxford, on 3 Feb. 1761. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of James Philipps of Pentypark in 1764. In politics a Tory, he was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire 1765-70, 1786-1812, Plymton 1774-9, and Haverfordwest 1784-6. He was appointed custos rotulorum for Haverfordwest in 1764 and lord-lieutenant in 1770; custos rotulorum and lord-lieutenant of Pembrokeshire in 1786. He d. 28 Nov. 1823 without issue and the estate devolved on his cousin RICHARD BULKELEY PHILLIPPS GRANT ( 1801 - 1857 ) who assumed the surname Philipps and was created baron Milford of Picton castle in 1847. He died without issue and his estates devolved upon his half-brother the Rev. JAMES HENRY ALEXANDER PHILIPPS (formerly Gwyther ) (d. 1875 ). He was succeeded by his son-in-law Sir CHARLES EDWARD GREGG PHILIPPS (formerly Fisher ) who was created a baronet in 1887. This baronetcy and the Picton estate descended to his son Sir HENRY ERASMUS EDWARD PHILIPPS ( 1871 - 1938 ) and then to his son Sir JOHN ERASMUS GWYNNE ALEXANDER PHILIPPS (1915 - 1948). On the death of lord Milford in 1823, the first baronetcy devolved upon his kinsman Sir Rowland Henry Philipps-Laugharne-Philipps.

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Sir Richard Philipps Philipps

• Born in 1744.
• Son of Sir John Phillips Philipps and Elizabeth Shepherd.
• Married Mary Philipps on 2 June 1764.
• Died on 28 November 1823, when the Barony expired and Picton Castle passed to his cousin Richard Bulkely Philipps Grant (see BP&B 1959 FOLEY-PHILIPPS, Bt) without issue.
• Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) –70 and 1786–1812, Plympton 1774–80 and Haverfordwest 1784–86,
• Custos Rotulorum Haverfordwest 1764–70, Ld-Lt Haverfordwest 1770–1823, Ld-Lt Pembs 1786–1823 Pembs 1765.1 E). To console him for being refused permission to cut a carriage road up to the front door of his London ho).
• Educated Pembroke College Oxford.
• 1st and last BARON MILFORD in Ireland
• Also known as 7th Baronet [U.K. Life Peer]. On 22 July 1766 so created (allegedly as a sop by the PM.1 In 2003 Lord North (see BP&B GUILFORD.

Reference Burkes Peerage 2003 volume 3, page 3471.