Baron Brabazon of
Tara, of
Sandwich in the
County of Kent, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
. It was created on 27 April 1942 for the aviation pioneer and
Conservative politician
John Moore-Brabazon.
Moore-Brabazon was a descendant through a female line of
The 7th Earl of Meath. His father,
Major
Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...
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
hereditary peer
The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom. As of September 2022, there are 807 hereditary peers: 29 dukes (including five royal dukes), 34 marquesses, 190 earls, 111 viscounts, and 443 barons (disregarding subsid ...
s that remain in the
House of Lords after the passing of the
House of Lords Act 1999, retiring in 2022.
Barons Brabazon of Tara (1942)
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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)
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Derek Charles Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara (1910–1974)
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Ivon Anthony Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara (b. 1946)
The
heir apparent is the present holder's son Benjamin Ralph Moore-Brabazon (b. 1983)
See also
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Earl of Meath
Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627 and held by the head of the Brabazon family. This family descends from Sir Edward Brabazon, who represented County Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons and served as High Sheri ...
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1942
Noble titles created for UK MPs
Brabazon family