Baron Brain
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| Crest | A falcon Sable armed and belled Or supporting with the dexter claw a representation of the Silver Staff of Office of the President of the Royal College of Physicians of London Proper. |
| Shield | Per pale Or and Argent three cats’ heads erased Gules. |
| Motto | Mens Stella Cerebri [1] |
Baron Brain, of Eynsham in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created on 26 January 1962 for the physician and neurologist Sir Russell Brain, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, on 29 June 1954.[3] As of 2014[update] the titles are held by his youngest son, the third Baron, who succeeded in that year. He is a retired physician and a former professor of medicine at McMaster University, Canada.
Barons Brain (1962—)
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Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain (1895–1966)
- Christopher Langdon Brain, 2nd Baron Brain (1926–2014)
- Michael Cottrell Brain, 3rd Baron Brain (1928—)
- (1) Hon. Thomas Russell Brain (1965—)
The heir apparent and sole heir to the peerage is the present holder's son, the Hon. Thomas Russell Brain (born 1965).[4]
Notes
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- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
- ^ "No. 42582". The London Gazette. 26 January 1962. p. 683.
- ^ "No. 40224". The London Gazette. 6 July 1954. p. 3959.
- ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Brain, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 634–635. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
References
[edit]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
