Charles Alexander Nall-Cain, 1st Baron Brocket (29 May 1866 – 21 November 1934), born Charles Alexander Cain, was a British businessman and philanthropist.
Brocket was the fourth son of
Robert Cain, founder of the brewing firm of Robert Cain & Sons, and his wife Anne, née Newall. The family was originally of
Irish descent. He served as chairman of the family firm, which became Walker Cain Ltd after its merger with
Walkers of Warrington in 1911. His brother,
Sir William Cain, 1st Baronet, was also heavily involved in the business. Apart from his business career Brocket was also a
Deputy Lieutenant and
High Sheriff of
Hertfordshire
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(1925) and a
Justice of the Peace for the county and was involved in charitable causes. He was created a
Baronet
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in the
1921 Birthday Honours for his philanthropic works, and on 19 January 1933 he was raised to the peerage as
Baron Brocket
Baron Brocket, of Brocket Hall in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 January 1933 for the businessman Sir Charles Nall-Cain, 1st Baronet. He was chairman of the brewing firm of Robert Ca ...
, of
Brocket Hall
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in the
County of Hertford.
Lord Brocket married, firstly, Florence Nall, daughter of William Nall. In 1921 he assumed by
deed poll
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Etymology
Th ...
his wife's maiden surname of Nall in addition to that of Cain. After his first wife's death in 1927 he married, secondly, Anne Page Croft, daughter of Richard Benyon Croft. Lord Brocket died in November 1934, aged 68, and was succeeded in his titles by his son from his first marriage,
Ronald Nall-Cain.
Footnotes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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1866 births
1934 deaths
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English businesspeople
English philanthropists
Deputy lieutenants of Hertfordshire
High sheriffs of Hertfordshire
Barons created by George V
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