Lord Milton

Lord Milton may refer to:

  • Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton (1692–1766). a Scottish judge and Lord Justice Clerk.
  • Joseph Damer, 1st Baron Milton (1718–1798) British MP, created Baron Milton of Shrone Hill, Tipperary, Ireland on 30 May 1753 and Baron Milton of Milton Abbey on 10 May 1762. In 1792 he was made Viscount Milton, of Milton Abbey in the County of Dorset, at the same time he became Earl of Dorchester.
  • A subsidiary title of the Earl of Dorchester

Famous quotes containing the words lord and/or milton:

    “My Lord advances with majestic mien,
    Smit with the mighty pleasure to be seen:”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “What in me is dark
    Illumine, what is low raise and support;
    That to the highth of this great Argument
    I may assert Eternal Providence,
    And justifie the wayes of God to men.”
    —John Milton (1608–1674)