Baron Bradbury
Encyclopedia
Baron Bradbury, of Winsford in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1925 for the economist and public servant Sir John Bradbury. He was Joint Permanent Secretary
to the Treasury
from 1913 to 1919 and considered to be the British
government's chief economic adviser during the First World War. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1994.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. John Timothy Bradbury (b. 1973)
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1925 for the economist and public servant Sir John Bradbury. He was Joint Permanent Secretary
Permanent Secretary
The Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
to the Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
from 1913 to 1919 and considered to be the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
government's chief economic adviser during the First World War. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1994.
Barons Bradbury (1925)
- John Swanwick Bradbury, 1st Baron Bradbury (1872–1950)
- John Bradbury, 2nd Baron Bradbury (1914–1994)
- John Bradbury, 3rd Baron BradburyJohn Bradbury, 3rd Baron BradburyJohn Bradbury, 3rd Baron Bradbury, born 1940, of Winsford in the County of Chester, is a British peer, the third holder of the title Baron Bradbury.-Background and education:...
(b. 1940)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. John Timothy Bradbury (b. 1973)