Baron Moran, of Manton in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 8 March 1943 for the physician Charles Wilson (10 November 1882 – 12 April 1977). He is chiefly remembered as Winston Churchill's personal physician during the

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and was president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1941 to 1949. His diary of his association with Churchill—that continued to Winston's death in 1965—was published in 1966. He was succeeded in 1977 by his eldest son, the second baron, a diplomat who notably served as British Ambassador to Hungary and

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and as

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from 1981 to 1984. He was one of the 90

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s elected to remain in the

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after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, where he sat as a

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. In 2014 the title passed to the latter's son,

James McMoran Wilson, the 3rd Baron Moran James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

Barons Moran (1943–)

Charles McMoran Wilson, 1st Baron Moran Charles McMoran Wilson, 1st Baron Moran, MC, PRCP (10 November 1882 – 12 April 1977) was personal doctor to Winston Churchill from 1940 until the latter's death in 1965. His book ''The Struggle for Survival'' revealed much about Churchill's ...

(1882–1977) * (Richard) John McMoran Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran (1924–2014) *

James McMoran Wilson, 3rd Baron Moran James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(b. 1952) The

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is the present holder's son, Hon. David Andrew McMoran Wilson (b. 1990).

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Baron Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1943