Baron Dowding, of Bentley Priory in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the

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. It was created on 5 July 1943 for the noted air commander

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Sir Hugh Dowding. He was commander of the

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during the

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in 1940. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1992.

Barons Dowding (1943)

* Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding (1882–1970) * Derek Hugh Tremenheere Dowding, 2nd Baron Dowding (1919–1992) * Piers Hugh Tremenheere Dowding, 3rd Baron Dowding (b. 1948) The

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is the present holder's only brother the Honourable Mark Dennis James Dowding (b. 1949) The heir presumptive's

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is his only son Alexander Dowding (b. 1983)

Notes

References

* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowding Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1943 Royal Air Force personnel of World War II