Baron Torrington

Baron Torrington

Baron Torrington was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created on 20 June 1716 for Thomas Newport, a long standing Member of Parliament. The barony became extinct on his death on 27 May 1719.

Barons Torrington (1716)

*Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington (c.1655–1719)

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