Baron Brabazon of Tara, of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 27 April 1942 for the aviation pioneer and

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John Moore-Brabazon Lieutenant-Colonel John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, , HonFRPS (8 February 1884 – 17 May 1964), was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician. He was the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than- ...

. Moore-Brabazon was a descendant through a female line of The 7th Earl of Meath. His father,

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John Arthur Henry Moore, had assumed the additional surname of Brabazon in 1866 by Royal Licence. the title is held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1974. He is also a Conservative politician and was one of the ninety elected

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s that remain in the

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, retiring in 2022.

Barons Brabazon of Tara (1942)

John Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara Lieutenant-Colonel John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, , HonFRPS (8 February 1884 – 17 May 1964), was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician. He was the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than- ...

(1884–1964) * Derek Charles Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara (1910–1974) * Ivon Anthony Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara (b. 1946) The

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is the present holder's son Benjamin Ralph Moore-Brabazon (b. 1983)

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{DEFAULTSORT:Brabazon Of Tara Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1942 Noble titles created for UK MPs Brabazon family

Barons Brabazon of Tara (1942)

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