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Bracken, Viscount (UK, 1952 - 1958)

Creation: let.pat. 8 Jan 1952

Extinct: 8 Aug 1958

Family name: Bracken

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Arms:

None

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Brenden [Bracken], 1st Viscount Bracken, PC

son of J Kevin A Bracken, of Ardvillen House, Kilmallock, co. Limerick, by his wife Hannah .....

born

1901

died

8 Aug 1958

created

8 Jan 1952 Viscount Bracken, of Christchurch in the County of Southampton

note

Director, Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd 1924-40; Chairman, Financial News 1928-40; Managing Director, The Economist 1928-40 ; Member of Parliament for North Paddington 1929-45, for Bournemouth 1945-50, and for East Bournemouth and Christchurch 1950-51; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Churchill 1940-41; Privy Councillor 1940; Minister of Information 1941-45; First Lord of the Admiralty 1945

On the death of the 1st Viscount Bracken the Viscountcy of Bracken became extinct.

First written 1 Aug 2006

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