Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford

Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (1744 – 28 November 1823), known as Sir Richard Philipps, Bt, from 1764 to 1776, was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1765 and 1812.

Background and education Philipps was the son of Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet, of Picton Castle, and was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. He succeeded in the baronetcy in 1764.

Political career Philipps was returned to parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1765 (succeeding his deceased father), and held the seat at the 1768 general election. However, in 1770 his election was declared void. In 1774 he was returned for Plympton Erle in Devon, a seat he held until 1779. In 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Milford. As this was an Irish peerage he was able to remain in the House of Commons. He was out of parliament until 1784, when he was returned for Haverfordwest. In 1786 he was once again elected for Pembrokeshire, and continued to represent the constituency until 1812.

Personal life Lord Milford married Elizabeth, daughter of James Philipps, of Pentypark, in 1764. His only son with his first wife, Mary Grant, John Philipps, was taken for dead after the Battle of Trafalgar.