Baron Brain
Baron Brain, of Eynsham in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 26 January 1962 for the physician and neurologist Sir Russell Brain, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, on 29 June 1954.[2] As of 2014 the titles are held by his youngest son, the third Baron, who succeeded in that year. He is a retired physician and a former Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, Canada.
Barons Brain (1962)
- (Walter) Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain (1895–1966)
- Christopher Langdon Brain, 2nd Baron Brain (1926–2014)
- Michael Cottrell Brain, 3rd Baron Brain (b. 1928)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Thomas Russell Brain (b. 1965)
Notes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 42582. p. 683. 26 January 1962.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 40224. p. 3959. 6 July 1954.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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