Baron Milner of Leeds
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Baron Milner of Leeds, of Roundhay in the City of Leeds, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1951 for the Labour
politician James Milner
. His only son, the second Baron, was one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
s that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act
of 1999. Like his father Lord Milner of Leeds sat on the Labour
benches. the title is held by the latter's only son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 2003.
There is no heir to the barony.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1951 for the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician James Milner
James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds
Major James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds, MC, PC was a British Labour Party politician.Milner was educated at the University of Leeds and became a solicitor. He was a major in World War I and was wounded, awarded the Military Cross and bar for his service...
. His only son, the second Baron, was one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
of 1999. Like his father Lord Milner of Leeds sat on the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
benches. the title is held by the latter's only son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 2003.
Barons Milner of Leeds (1951)
- James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of LeedsJames Milner, 1st Baron Milner of LeedsMajor James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds, MC, PC was a British Labour Party politician.Milner was educated at the University of Leeds and became a solicitor. He was a major in World War I and was wounded, awarded the Military Cross and bar for his service...
(1889–1967) - Arthur James Michael Milner, 2nd Baron Milner of Leeds (1923–2003)
- Richard James Milner, 3rd Baron Milner of Leeds (b. 1959)
There is no heir to the barony.