Baron Broadbridge, of
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
in the
County of Sussex
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1945 for the
Conservative
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politician
Sir George Broadbridge, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of
Wargrave Place in the
County of Berkshire
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, on 22 November 1937.
The title descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the
third Baron, in 2000. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, who became the
fourth holder of the titles. He was the son of Hugh Trevor Broadbridge, third son of the first Baron. He was in turn succeeded by his only son,
Richard
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, a retired air vice-marshal who was honorary surgeon to the Queen, in 2020.
Baron Broadbridge (1945)
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George Thomas Broadbridge, 1st Baron Broadbridge (1869–1952)
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Eric Wilberforce Broadbridge, 2nd Baron Broadbridge (1895–1972)
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Peter Hewett Broadbridge, 3rd Baron Broadbridge (1938–2000)
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Martin Hugh Broadbridge, 4th Baron Broadbridge (1929–2020)
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Richard John Martin Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge (born 1959)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's son, Mark Andrew Broadbridge (born 1983)
Male-line family tree
Arms
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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