It was created in 1728 for Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet.
Baron Monson, of Burton in the County of Lincolnshire, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Sir John Monson's descendant, another Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet (1693–1748), was created Baron Monson in 1728.
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On 28 May of the following year he was created a peer, with the title of Baron Monson of Burton, Lincolnshire.