Baron Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton

Born in 1857, the 2nd Baron Newton was a British diplomat, Conservative politician, and author. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, served in the diplomatic service, and later sat in Parliament before succeeding to the title Baron Newton.

Alongside his public career, he wrote extensively. Works available under his name include Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy and Retrospection, showing a strong interest in foreign affairs, politics, and memoir. His writing is especially useful for readers who enjoy first-person perspectives on the world of government and international relations.

He died in 1942. For modern readers, his books are likely to appeal less as conventional literary fiction and more as vivid historical testimony from someone who moved close to the center of British political life.