Richard Legh, 5th Baron Newton

Richard Thomas Legh, 5th Baron Newton (born 11 January 1950) is a Baron in the United Kingdom.

Family
Legh is the son of the Conservative politician, Peter Legh, MP for Petersfield from 1951 until he succeeded to the barony in 1960. In 1978 he married Rosemary Whitfoot Clarke, younger daughter of Herbert Clarke: they had one son and one daughter. Legh succeeded his father in 1992.

Education
Legh was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

Career
He was a solicitor at May May & Merrimans from 1976 to 1979; and a  General Commissioner for Income Tax from 1983. He was a Member of Wealden District Council from 1987 to 1999; and a member of the Sussex Downs Conservation Board from 1992 to 1998.