George Vernon Powys, 7th Baron Lilford

George Vernon Powys, 7th Baron Lilford (8 January 1931 – 3 January 2005), was the son of Robert Horace Powys and Vera Grace Bryant. Born in 1931, he inherited the title of Baron Lilford in 1949, following the death of Stephen Powys, 6th Baron Lilford, his second cousin twice removed, and held it until his own death on 3 January 2005 at Paarl, South Africa.

Personal life His father died in 1940, so at the age of eighteen years he inherited the Lilford barony from his second cousin twice removed, Stephen Powys. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and lived at Saint John, Jersey, Channel Islands, following the divorce from his fourth wife.

His fifth wife was Margaret Penman whom he married in 1969 and had three children with, including Mark Vernon (born 1975). The couple divorced in 1991. Lord Lilford died in 2005 and was succeeded in the barony by his son Mark.