Viscount Esher, of

Esher Esher ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, to the east of the River Mole. Esher is an outlying suburb of London near the London-Surrey Border, and with Esher Commons at its southern end, the town marks one limit of the Greater London Built-Up ...

in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 November 1897 for the prominent lawyer and judge William Brett, 1st Baron Esher, upon his retirement as

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. He had already been created Baron Esher, of Esher in the County of Surrey, on 24 July 1885, also in the Peerage of the

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. His son, the second Viscount, was a

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politician and historian. His grandson, the fourth Viscount, was a noted architect. the titles are held by the latter's son, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded in 2004. The family seat is Beauforest House, near Newington, Oxfordshire.

Viscounts Esher (1897)

William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher, PC (13 August 181524 May 1899), known as Sir William Brett between 1868 and 1883, was a British lawyer, judge, and Conservative politician. He was briefly Solicitor-General under Benjamin Disraeli and ...

(1815–1899) *

Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, (30 June 1852 – 22 January 1930) was an historian and Liberal politician in the United Kingdom, although his greatest influence over military and foreign affairs was as a courtier, member of public c ...

(1852–1930) * Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher (1881–1963) * Lionel Gordon Baliol Brett, 4th Viscount Esher (1913–2004) * Christopher Lionel Baliol Brett, 5th Viscount Esher (b. 1936) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. Matthew Christopher Anthony Brett (b. 1963)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Jack Alexander Baliol Brett (b. June 1996)

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* * Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Esher Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1897 Noble titles created for UK MPs