Laurence Philipps, 1st Baron Milford
British Baron; (1874-1962)1
Laurence Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (24 January 1874 – 7 December 1962), was a British peer. He was a founder and chairman of the shipping company Court Line.2
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Born Jan 24, 1874, died Dec 7, 1962.1
About
Philipps was the sixth son of Reverend Sir James Erasmus Philipps, 12th Baronet of Picton, and his wife, Mary Margaret (née Best). John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids, and Owen Philipps, 1st Baron Kylsant, were his elder brothers.
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Early life and education
Career
Occupation: politician, philanthropist, industrialist, athlete.7
Personal life
Lord Milford married Ethel Georgina, daughter of Reverend Benjamin Speke, in 1901. He died in December 1962, aged 88, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Wogan. In his later years, he had political friction with Wogan, who was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Lady Milford died in 1971.
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