Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The Lord Houghton
Lord Houghton
Personal details
Born19 June 1809 (1809-06-19)
London, England
Died11 August 1885 (1885-08-12) (aged 76)
Vichy, France
Political partyTory
Whig
SpouseHon. Annabel Crewe (d. 1874)
Children3, including Florence and Robert
Parent
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, FRS (19 June 1809 – 11 August 1885) was an English poet, patron of literature and a politician who strongly supported social justice.