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Broughton, Urban Huttlestone Rogers, Baron Fairhaven (1896 -1966)

Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton was the son of Urban Hanlon Broughton of Park Close, Engelsfield Green, Surrey, and Cara Leland daughter of Henry Huttleston Rogers of New York. His father was Member of Parliament for Preston in Lancashire, and was to have been elevated to the peerage when he died January 30th 1929. His son, who had been a Lieutenant in the Life Guards and served in the 1st World War, retired in 1924, and was created Baron Fairhaven in place of his father. The Fairhaven Library was sold at Christie's 8 July 1959 and 1960.

Seat / Residence(s): Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire, Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire
Library Auction Details: (Christies)
Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Broughton, Urban Huttlestone Rogers, Baron Fairhaven (1896 - 1966) (Stamp 1) Title: Broughton, Urban Huttlestone Rogers, Baron Fairhaven (1896 - 1966) (Stamp 1)
Arms: Argent two bars in dexter chief a saltire couped gules
Motto: Si je puis
Supporters: Two winged bulls gorged with chains with the arms of Broughton hanging from them
Dimensions (height x width): 45mm x 41mm
Coronet: Baron
Heraldic Charges: bars (2), Heraldic Charges: saltire
Broughton, Urban Huttlestone Rogers, Baron Fairhaven (1896 - 1966) (Stamp 2) Title: Broughton, Urban Huttlestone Rogers, Baron Fairhaven (1896 - 1966) (Stamp 2)
Crest: In front of a bull's head erased collared and chained three fleurs de lys
Dimensions (height x width): 20mm x 12mm
Coronet: Baron
Heraldic Charges: bull's head, Heraldic Charges: fleurs-de-lys (3)