Baron Bradbury, of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 28 January 1925 for the economist and public servant Sir John Bradbury. He was Joint

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to the

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from 1913 to 1919 and considered to be the

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government's chief economic adviser during the

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. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1994.

Barons Bradbury (1925)

* John Swanwick Bradbury, 1st Baron Bradbury (1872–1950) *

John Bradbury, 2nd Baron Bradbury John Bradbury, 2nd Baron Bradbury, of Winsford in the County of Chester (7 January 1914 – 31 March 1994) was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, the second holder of the title Baron Bradbury. The son of John Bradbury, 1st Baron Bra ...

(1914–1994) * John Bradbury, 3rd Baron Bradbury (b. 1940) The

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is the present holder's son John Timothy Bradbury (b. 1973)

Arms

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradbury Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1925