Baron Monson (pronounced ''Munson''), of Burton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the

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. It was created in 18th century for Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet. The Monson family descends from

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, of Carleton,

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. He sat as

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for

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and

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. On 29 June 1611 he was created a Baronet, of Carleton in the County of Lincoln, in the

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. His eldest son, the second Baronet, fought as a

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during the

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and also represented

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in the

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. He married Ursula Oxenbridge, daughter of Sir Robert Oxenbridge of Hurstbourne in

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, through which marriage the manor of Broxbourne came into the Monson family. This was to be the seat of the family for many years. His eldest son, the third Baronet, also represented Lincoln in Parliament. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Lincoln,

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and for Aldborough. His son, the fifth Baronet, represented Lincoln in Parliament. In 1728 he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Monson, of Burton in the County of Lincoln. He later served as

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. Lord Monson married Lady Margaret, youngest daughter of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham. Their second son the Hon. Lewis Monson succeeded to the Watson estates on the death of his cousin

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, assumed the surname of Watson in lieu of Monson and was created Baron Sondes in 1760 (his great-grandson was created

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in 1880; see this title for more information on this branch of the family). Lord Monson was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He declined the offer of an earldom in 1766. His great-great-grandson, the seventh Baron, was a Liberal politician. In 1886, he was created Viscount Oxenbridge, of Burton in the County of Lincoln, in the

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. However, this title became extinct on his death in 1889, while the barony and baronetcy passed to his brother, the eighth Baron. He held several court positions. His great-grandson, the eleventh Baron, was a

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campaigner and president of the

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who sat in the House of Lords as a

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. He was one of the 90 elected

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s who remained in the House after the passing of the

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. Since 2011, the titles are held by his son Nicolas. The heir presumptive is the present holder's younger brother, Hon. Andrew Anthony John Monson (born 1959). Several other members of the Monson family have gained distinction. Sir William Monson, younger brother of the first Baronet, was an admiral in the

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. Sir William Monson, second son of the first Baronet, was created

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in the

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in 1628. However, he was a member of the court which tried King Charles I and was deprived of his honours and sentenced to imprisonment for life in 1661. Also, Sir Edmund Monson, younger brother of the first Viscount Oxenbridge and the eighth Baron, was a noted diplomat and served as

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from 1896 to 1904. In 1905 he was created a Baronet in his own right (see Monson baronets for more information).

Monson baronets, of Carleton (1611)

Sir Thomas Monson, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Monson, 1st Baronet (1565 – 29 May 1641) was an English politician and supporter of King James I. Background Sir Thomas was the son of Sir John Monson of South Carlton, Lincolnshire, a past High Sheriff of Lincolnshire. Sir Thom ...

(1565–1641) *

Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet (1599 – December 1683) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625 and 1626. Monson was born in the parish of St Sepulchre's, London, the son of Sir Thomas Monson, 1st Baronet o ...

(1599–1683) * Sir Henry Monson, 3rd Baronet (1653–1718) *

Sir William Monson, 4th Baronet William Monson (ca. 1653 – 7 March 1727), of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English House of Commons between 1695 and 1707 and in the British House of Commons between 1708 and 1722. Monson was the sec ...

(c. 1654 – 1727) * Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet (c. 1693 – 1748) (created Baron Monson in 1728)

Baron Monson (1728)

* John Monson, 1st Baron Monson (c. 1693 – 1748) * John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson (1727–1774) * John Monson, 3rd Baron Monson (1753–1806) * John George Monson, 4th Baron Monson (1785–1809) *

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(1809–1841); married and separated from the women's rights campaigner Theodosia Monson. * William John Monson, 6th Baron Monson (1796–1862); son of the former Ann Debonnaire and Colonel William Monson of Lincolnshire, was married to Eliza Larken. Educated at

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, he was deputy-lieutenant of Lincolnshire in 1846. Their nine children include the heir to the title of Baron Monson, William John Monson, and Rt. Hon. Sir Edmund Monson, 1st Baronet. * William John Monson, 7th Baron Monson (1829–1898) (created Viscount Oxenbridge in 1886)

Viscount Oxenbridge (1886)

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(1829–1898)

Barons Monson (1728; reverted)

* Debonnaire John Monson, 8th Baron Monson (1830–1900) * Augustus Debonnaire John Monson, 9th Baron Monson (1868–1940) * John Roseberry Monson, 10th Baron Monson (1907–1958) *

John Monson, 11th Baron Monson John Monson, 11th Baron Monson (3 May 1932 – 12 February 2011), was a British hereditary peer and crossbench member of the House of Lords. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House after the passing of the House ...

(1932–2011) * Nicholas John Monson, 12th Baron Monson (born 1955) ** Hon. Alexander John Runan Monson (1984-2012), son and heir of the 12th Baron, was found dead whilst in police custody (pending charges of

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use) in

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. An inquest determined he was killed by police (an independent pathologist determined cause of death was a fatal blow to the back of the head), and a toxicology report found no drugs in his system at the time of his death. **Rupert Green (died 2017), illegitimate younger son of the 12th Baron; died aged 21 in hospital after an attempted suicide related to psychosis (presumably triggered by

). * Marie Anna Fugger 13th.baronka Monson(1939). The

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is the present holder's younger brother, Hon. Andrew Anthony John Monson (born 1959).

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