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Brain, Baron (UK, 1962)

Creation: let. pat. 26 Jan 1962

Family name: Brain

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Arms:

Per pale Or and Argent three Cats' Heads erased Gules

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

Supporters:

Dexter:  a Lion statant guardant Or gorged with a Coronet composed of Fleurs-de-lis Argent set upon a Rim gobony Silver and Azure holding in the interior paw a Pomegranate slipped proper;  Sinister:  a Griffin Gold beaked Gules gorged with a like Coronet holding in the interior claw a Poppy slipped also proper

Motto:

Above the Crest:  Sum Ergo Cogito (I am, therefore I think);  Below the Shield:  Mene Stella Cerebri (The mind is the star of the brain)

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Walter Russell [Brain], 1st Baron Brain

only son of Walter John Brain, of Reading, co. Berkshire, solicitor, by his wife Edith Alice Smith, dau. of Charles Smith JP, of Reading, co. Berkshire

born

23 Oct 1895

mar.

8 Sep 1920 Stella Langdon-Down (d. 1993), 1st dau. of Reginald Langdon Langdon-Down, of Broom Close, Teddington, co. Middlesex

children

1. Hon Christopher Langdon Brain, later 2nd Baron Brain

2. Prof Hon Michael Cottrell Brain, later 3rd Baron Brain

1. Hon Janet Stella Brain (b. 30 Jan 1931), mar. 27 Feb 1954 Leonard John Henry Arthur (d. 1983), only son of Rev John Sigismund Arthur, and has issue

died

29 Dec 1966

created

29 Jun 1954 Baronet of the United Kingdom, styled "of Reading"

26 Jan 1962 Baron Brain, of Eynsham in the County of Oxford

suc. by

son

note

FRCP 1931; President of the Royal College of Physicians 1950-57; knighted 1952; FRS 1964

Christopher Langdon [Brain], 2nd Baron Brain

born

30 Aug 1926

mar.

11 Apr 1953 Susan Mary Morris, 2nd dau. of George Philip Morris, of Clifton Cottage, Over, co. Cambridge

children

1. Hon Nicola Dorothy Brain (b. 26 Oct 1955), mar. 1994 Dr Stephen Bashford, 1st son of G P Bashford, of Norton, Sheffield, co. York

2. Hon Fiona Janice Brain (b. 25 Jun 1958), mar. 2 Jul 1977 Rev Andrew John Proud, 1st son of J G Proud, of Colchester, co. Essex, and has issue

3. Hon Naomi Milicent Brain (b. 27 May 1960), mar. 1990 Malcolm Hugh David Kempt, 1st son of Prof C D Kemp, of St Andrews, co. Fife

died

15 Aug 2014

suc. by

brother

note

served in the Royal Navy 1946-48; Weavers' Company: Liveryman 1955, Upper Warden 1974-75, Renter Bailiff 1983-84 and Upper Bailiff 1984-85

Michael Cottrell [Brain], 3rd Baron Brain

born

6 Aug 1928

mar.

10 Dec 1960 Dr Hon Elizabeth Ann Herbert, 1st dau. of Edwin Savory [Herbert], Baron Tangley (Life Peer)

children

1. Hon Thomas Russell Brain (b. 23 Oct 1965)

1. Hon Hilary Catherine Brain (b. 5 Sep 1961), mar. 1986 Guido Dino de Luca

2. Hon Philippa Harriet Brain (b. 1 Oct 1963), mar. 1991 Armando Teves

note

MRCP 1955; FRCP 1968; Assistant Professor of Medicine, McMaster University Ontario 1969 (Prof Emeritus 1976)

Last updated: 28 Oct 2014

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Titles:

3rd Baron Brain, of Eynsham in the County of Oxford

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 26 Jan 1962)

3rd Baronet, styled "of Reading"

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 29 Jun 1954)

Address:

131 N Shore, Blvd E, Burlington, Ontario L7T 4A4, Canada

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