[1] It was created on 16 May 1882 for Frederick Milbank, member of parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire and for Richmond.

The second Baronet represented Radnorshire in the House of Commons as a Conservative.

The fifth Baronet focused on estate management and won awards for game conservancy.

[2] Barningham Park country house and estate has been home to the Milbank family since 1690.

[citation needed] The heir apparent is the present holder's son Harry Frederick Somerset Milbank (born 2009).